Gunman was professor who unsuccessfully sought job at UNLV: Report

The gunman who opened fire on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), campus Wednesday afternoon was a professor who had unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, according to reports.

 The man shot and killed three people and critically wounded a fourth before he died in a shootout with police, authorities said. A law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation told the Associated Press that the shooter was a professor who recently applied to work at the college.