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ByJeffAmyand Kevin McGill The Associated Press GAUTIER, MISS. A univer- sity instructor told police he killed his girlfriend at a home they shared and in- vestigators found a note there that said "I am so sorry I wish I could take it back" — but there was no hint he was headed a few hundred miles north to kill a colleague, police said Tuesday. Shannon Lamb called 911 on Monday, telling a dispatcher he had killed 41-year-old Amy Prentiss at the home they shared in Gautier along the Gulf coast. In the call, Lamb refuses to give his name but says that family contact information can be found on Prentiss' phone. He says that their dog is still in the house, and "he'sasweetdogandhe'snot going to bother anybody but I'm sure he's upset." When officers responded, the found the note written in all capital letters on a white, lined notepad, signed by Lamb: "I loved Amy and she is the only person who ever loved me." Police say Lamb attacked again about 45 minutes af- ter that Monday morning 911 call, this time shooting Delta State University pro- fessor Ethan Schmidt, 39, inside his office. Schmidt, a history pro- fessor, was shot three times in his neck, cheek and near the right eye in the doorway of his office with a book bag on his shoulder, an indica- tion that he was either en- tering or leaving, Bolivar County Deputy Coroner Murray Roark said. Lamb killed himself hours later as police closed in on him during a man- hunt. At some point after shootings, he told family members he had no inten- tion of going to jail. Rela- tives relayed that informa- tion to authorities. Matt Hoggatt, a spokes- man for Gautier police, said during a news conference Tuesday that Lamb had no criminal record, and there was no indication that he and Prentiss had a history of criminal domestic vio- lence. Police have not released a motive for either shoot- ing. University President William LaForge said he didn't know of any conflict between Lamb and Schmidt but "obviously there was something in Mr. Lamb's mind." Lamb had earlier asked for a medical leave of ab- sence, saying he had a health issue of some sort, but LaForge gave no fur- ther information about it. The shooting led to an hours-long lockdown at the college during which frightened students and faculty hid in classrooms and closets as authorities scoured the campus look- ing for Lamb. The campus was eventually cleared by police and authorities later found Lamb when a license plate reader picked up his plate as he crossed a bridge over the Mississippi River from Arkansas back into Mississippi, Cleveland po- lice Chief Charles "Buster" Bingham said. Lamb started working at the university in 2009 and taught geography and edu- cation classes. He received a doctorate in education in the spring. He was teach- ing two online classes this semester, but an in-person class had been cancelled, LaForge said. Lamb's career prospects at Delta State may have taken a turn because of a policy change. After LaForge became president, he hired a new provost, Charles McAd- ams, who ended a practice whereby an instructor who earned a doctorate could automatically join the ten- ure track and become an as- sistant professor. LaForge said that practice violated state policy which requires an open search for new pro- fessor positions. Brandon Beavers, an ed- ucation major, said he had a class with Lamb last year. "It was like that class you look forward to," Beavers said. "It was just cool." However, he said Lamb seemed agitated. "He was really jittery, like there was something wrong with him," Beavers said. "He was never in a bad mood, but he was real shaky." INVESTIGATION Policesaycollegeshootingsuspectle noteofapology Washington 85/63 New York 87/68 Miami 86/77 Atlanta 79/64 Detroit 81/56 Houston 87/71 Chicago 82/63 Minneapolis 84/71 Kansas City 87/72 El Paso 94/73 Denver 86/52 Billings 61/41 Los Angeles 78/65 San Francisco 70/59 Seattle 66/54 AIRQUALITYFORECAST Whatitmeans:0-50:Good; 51-100:Moderate; 101-150:Unhealthyforsensitivepeople; 151+:Unhealthyforall. Source: Airnow.gov City Today'sairquality City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W CALIFORNIA CITIES National and world forecast s-sunny,pc-partly cloudy,c-cloudy,sh-showers,t-thunderstorms,r-rain,sf-snow flurries,sn-snow,i-ice City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Summary National Extremes World Extremes North and South America Asia, Australia Africa CarsonCity Hawthorne Reno Herlong Lovelock Sacramento Yuba City Napa Ukiah Chico Corning Lakeview Alturas Susanville Redding Red Bluff Laytonville Fort Bragg Point Arena Eureka Redway Mount Shasta Yreka Crescent City Ashland Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Shown are today's noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. ALMANAC Precipitation Temperatures ALLERGY REPORT Pollenlevels Source: National Allergy Bureau TODAY'S UV INDEX (The higher the number, the faster skin damage will occur.) Extreme Very high High Moderate Low SUN SETTINGS, MOON PHASES Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Hoursofsunlight River Levels SacramentoRiver Flood 7a.m. 24-hr Stage yest. chg. Lake Levels Elevation Yesterday Storage (acre-feet) Percent Capacity Q: A: THURSDAY 79° 55° FRIDAY 87° 57° Sunn y and wa rmer Pa rtly sunn y and wa rmer SATURDAY 93° 61° Sunn y and wa rm SUNDAY 96° 62° Ho t with plenty of sunshine TODAY 66° 54° Mostly cloudy and breezy with a little rain. A shower this evening; otherwise, mostly cloudy tonight. High ....................................................................... 69° Low ........................................................................ 58° Normal high ......................................................... 90° Normal low ........................................................... 59° Record high ........................................... 106° in 1951 Record low .............................................. 49° in 1959 Humidity noon today ........................................ 55% 24 hours through 2 p.m. yesterday ................ Trace Month to date .................................................. Trace Normal month to date ..................................... 0.21" Season to date .................................................. 0.03" Normal season to date .................................... 0.45" Red Bluff through 2 p.m. yesterday Chico .................................................................. Good Napa ........................................................... Moderate Red Bluff .............................................. Not available Redding ............................................... Not available Yuba City ................................................... Moderate Allergy, dust and dander today: Beneficial Grass ....................... Low Mold .........................Low Trees ....................... Low Weeds ........... Moderate 3 Highest at 11 a.m. Today 6:50 a.m. 7:17 p.m. 9:57 a.m. 9:08 p.m. Thursday 6:51 a.m. 7:15 p.m. 10:53 a.m. 9:42 p.m. 12 hr., 27 min. Sep21 First Sep27 Full Last Oct4 New Oct12 aboveBendBridge......................27 ...........2.40 ......+0.10 atHamiltonCity.........................148 ......129.39 ....... -0.01 atOrdFerry................................114 ........96.93 ......+0.03 atRedBluffDiversionDam.......253 ......238.50 ....... -0.10 atTehamaBridge ......................213 ......201.20 ......+0.10 atVinaWoodsonBridge............183 ......167.03 ......+0.03 BlackButte ....................444.72..............41,137 .....28.6% LakeOroville..................672.31.........1,055,536 .....28.2% LakeShasta ...................938.31.........1,691,057 .....37.1% LakeTrinity..................2202.64............604,700 .....22.8% Whiskeytown...............1209.38............239,111 .....99.2% Weather Trivia ™ Which seasons have longer nights than days in the Northern Hemisphere? Autumn and winter. Today Thursday Anaheim 78/63/pc 81/63/s Bakersfield 79/57/pc 80/60/s Chula Vista 77/64/pc 79/64/s Crescent City 63/55/r 65/48/pc Death Valley 95/61/pc 94/66/s Eureka 65/54/r 66/49/pc Fremont 73/60/pc 77/57/s Fresno 79/59/pc 82/60/s Glendale 77/62/pc 81/61/s Huntington Beach 75/67/pc 78/68/s Irvine 76/64/pc 80/65/s Lake Tahoe 57/38/pc 64/33/s Long Beach 82/67/pc 84/68/s Los Angeles 78/65/pc 81/66/s Mammoth Mountain 62/31/pc 71/32/s Modesto 76/58/c 80/57/s Monterey 70/58/pc 71/53/s Moreno Valley 77/56/pc 81/55/s Napa 69/55/c 79/49/s Needles 96/75/pc 97/73/s Oakland 71/59/c 75/55/s Oxnard 77/61/pc 78/61/s Redding 64/51/r 78/55/pc Riverside 78/57/pc 82/56/s Sacramento 71/56/r 81/55/s San Bernardino 80/53/pc 83/54/s San Diego 80/69/pc 81/69/s San Francisco 70/59/c 73/56/s San Jose 73/59/pc 77/55/s San Luis Obispo 76/55/pc 80/57/s Santa Ana 80/66/pc 82/66/s Santa Barbara 80/57/pc 83/59/s Santa Clarita 77/56/pc 82/57/s Stockton 76/56/c 81/54/s Ventura 75/61/pc 77/61/s Yosemite Valley 67/42/pc 74/44/s Today Thursday Albuquerque 88/61/pc 87/59/pc Atlanta 79/64/s 81/63/pc Baltimore 84/57/s 84/59/s Boston 80/64/s 83/64/s Buffalo 80/60/s 80/61/s Chicago 82/63/s 82/69/pc Cincinnati 83/54/s 83/58/s Dallas 93/75/pc 96/76/pc Denver 86/52/pc 82/49/t Detroit 81/56/s 82/62/s El Paso 94/73/s 94/71/pc Fargo 80/60/pc 73/45/c Honolulu 88/76/s 87/77/c Houston 87/71/t 89/70/pc Indianapolis 82/57/s 84/64/pc Kansas City 87/72/pc 88/69/pc Las Vegas 88/66/pc 89/67/s Louisville 85/58/s 85/63/s Miami 86/77/t 86/78/t Minneapolis 84/71/pc 78/57/t New Orleans 86/74/t 87/73/pc New York City 87/68/s 87/67/s Oklahoma City 91/72/pc 94/73/pc Temperatures will continue a warming trend in the Northeast today. High pressure will keep precipi- tation and most clouds away, yielding overall nice and sunshine-filled weather. While tempera- tures will rise, humidity levels will remain low. Thunderstorms will be found across Florida and will be locally heavy. Some areas may get flash flooding. In the West, a trough of low pressure will continue to dig into the region, bringing cool and showery weather. Heavy storms will strike Utah again. Showers will begin to taper off across the Los Angeles Basin. High ............................ 102° in Hill City, KS Low ........................... 28° in Redmond, OR High ........................ 117° in Jahra, Kuwait Low ... -26° in Summit Station, Greenland Bogota 70/46/pc 66/51/sh Buenos Aires 64/47/pc 67/47/pc Caracas 89/78/t 89/79/t Ensenada 77/60/pc 80/59/pc Mexico City 70/55/t 70/55/t Montreal 81/60/s 81/59/pc Rio de Janeiro 86/70/s 89/70/s Tijuana 76/62/pc 79/62/pc Toronto 81/57/s 80/58/pc Vancouver 63/52/r 62/53/c Orlando 86/73/t 83/73/t Philadelphia 86/63/s 86/64/s Phoenix 95/73/pc 96/73/s Pittsburgh 83/54/s 83/56/s Portland, ME 81/59/s 82/59/s Portland, OR 65/56/sh 69/55/sh St. Louis 86/70/s 89/74/pc Salt Lake City 64/53/t 66/46/t Seattle 66/54/c 63/55/sh Tucson 93/68/pc 94/67/pc Washington, DC 85/63/s 86/63/s Cairo 93/77/s 93/77/s Casablanca 79/62/s 79/62/pc Johannesburg 81/59/s 83/54/s Kinshasa 88/72/pc 87/72/pc Lagos 83/76/t 83/75/c Nairobi 79/54/s 81/57/pc Tripoli 101/75/s 100/74/s Baghdad 109/81/pc 108/79/pc Beijing 82/59/s 84/61/c Hong Kong 87/79/sh 86/79/t Jerusalem 85/67/t 84/67/s Kabul 80/51/t 84/50/s Manila 90/77/t 90/78/t Melbourne 59/46/sh 58/47/pc New Delhi 97/77/s 96/78/pc Seoul 78/56/pc 79/56/s Singapore 87/81/t 90/80/t Sydney 68/54/s 61/55/sh Tehran 88/68/t 83/64/pc Tokyo 75/64/c 67/66/r Amsterdam 66/57/r 63/54/sh Athens 86/71/s 88/71/s Belgrade 90/67/s 95/68/s Berlin 74/61/pc 73/55/sh Budapest 85/67/pc 89/63/s Dublin 57/44/c 60/47/c London 64/54/r 64/53/c Madrid 70/51/sh 71/49/pc Moscow 65/51/pc 67/56/pc Paris 68/56/r 65/52/sh Rome 82/70/s 85/68/s Stockholm 64/51/sh 64/53/r Vienna 82/64/pc 88/60/s Zurich 74/51/pc 63/49/t 64/38 74/43 66/45 64/39 70/38 71/56 68/55 69/55 66/48 65/49 65/53 51/39 55/37 58/42 64/51 66/54 59/50 62/55 62/55 65/54 62/50 51/42 59/44 63/55 61/50 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 1795WalnutStreet•RedBluff (530) 527-2046 www.brentwoodsnf.com BRENTWOOD Skilled Care Rehabilitation Services Aliswelllovedby residents and staff. 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