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Two years ago, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý faced the loss of three professors in a tragic shooting on campus. Today, their lives were honored with a remembrance event — and plans for a permanent memorial.

Saturday marks two years since a gunman opened fire at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý, killing three professors and injuring a fourth. The shooting happened December 6, 2023. Police say the gunman came to campus heavily armed and opened fire at Beam Hall, hitting four professors. Three of them died. Two Metro Police officers gave medical assistance to the fourth victim in the middle of the active scene. Those officers were later honored for saving his life.

Saturday marks two years since the tragic shooting at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's campus. A gunman killed three professors and injured a fourth inside Frank and Estella Beam Hall. The Southern Nevada community was invited to join ÐÔÊӽ紫ý in remembering and honoring the victims: Jerry Cha-Jan Chang, Patricia Navarro Velez, and Naoko Takemaru.

More than 200 people within the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý community gathered Saturday to honor the victims of the 2023 deadly shooting.

Two years after the tragic shooting that killed three professors on ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s campus, ways to honor the victims’ memory are beginning to take shape.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý leaders, including Interim President Chris Heavey, talked about a planned healing garden near Beam Hall, where the shooting happened. The garden is expected to feature trees, flowers and benches that will feature the names of the victims. It was inspired by responses to a campus-wide survey asking for a memorial that looked natural and felt tranquil, school officials said.

The Nevada System of Higher Education board of regents pushed a vote to raise tuition across the state’s colleges and universities back to January, using a quarterly meeting to discuss their concerns with the plan.

Brian Sandoval harked back to one of the darkest days of his tenure as Nevada’s governor.