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by RS-232 180 days ago
This is extremely sad. My heart goes out to his family, friends, students, and peers.

Although this was probably a random act of violence, it makes me wonder.

As a nuclear scientist, could he have been involved in any sensitive research?

Maybe he "knew too much" and was deemed a NatSec/InfoSec threat by certain clandestine groups? It wouldn't be the first time...