By the Associated Press
October 13, 2003, 5:54 PM EDT
GRUNDY, Va. -- A grand jury indicted a former law student on Monday for
allegedly killing three people at the school in a shooting rampage last year.
Peter Odighizuwa, 45, was indicted for murder and attempted murder. A trial date
has not been set and he could receive the death penalty if convicted.
Defense lawyer Jimmy Turk could not immediately be reached Monday.
Odighizuwa, a Nigerian native, came to Grundy from Ohio to attend the
Appalachian School of Law. Witnesses said they saw him walk through the school
on Jan. 16, 2002, and fire a small pistol before classmates tackled him.
Law school Dean Anthony Sutin, professor Thomas Blackwell and student Angela
Dales died in the attack. Three other students were wounded.
School officials said they had previously told Odighizuwa that he had flunked
out of school. A diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, Odighizuwa was deemed
mentally competent to stand trial.
