CLEVELAND, MS-Delta State University instructor Shannon Lamb is officially the suspect in the shooting death of a DSU Professor and in a woman’s shooting at a home they shared in Gautier, Mississippi. Both shootings took place Monday, September 14. It is believed Lamb shot the yet unidentified woman in Gauiter then drove to Cleveland killing the second victim.
The Bolivar County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the victim of the Delta State shooting is DSU history professor Ethan Schmidt, who has been
on campus since August 2013.
Authorities identified the suspect as 45-year-old Shannon Lamb in a news conference Monday afternoon. According to the DSU website, Lamb is a social science professor at the university.
Investigators said Lamb was last seen driving a green SUV. A vehicle matching that description was found on the DSU campus Monday morning.
The investigation is ongoing and the suspected shooter is still at large.


