"This was not a conspiracy". "This was not about a person who had a vendetta".
WHen police asked White about the knife that was on his person when he was detained in Jester Center on Monday afternoon, he said he purchased it a few days ago for protection and that Monday was the first time he had carried it on his person.
Students also tweeted about an incident across campus from the crime scene where a banner was reportedly dropped from a walkway that reads "Tuition pays for bombs".
UT-Austin and police officials held a press conference this morning to provide updates on Monday's on-campus stabbing incident, which left one student dead and three others wounded, as well as another stabbing incident off-campus. He was identified as Harrison Brown, a freshman and talented musician.
Fenves met with the victim's family on Tuesday.
Tuesday evening, the University of Texas darkened its iconic tower as a tribute to Brown during a campus memorial service. White was recently involuntarily committed in another city, he said.
"I'm really shocked", she said. Another officer was giving aid to a man nearby who appeared to have wounds to his neck and head, Arredondo said.
Carter said White was confronted and arrested within two minutes of the first call to police and the situation was immediately under control. The suspect, who was brandishing a long knife, then entered a dormitory building where he was arrested by officers as he approached other students. Carter said he didn't know what specifically was ailing White, "but he was obviously suffering from a particular issue".
White has been booked an a count of murder and is expected to be officially charged later Tuesday, according to Austin Police.
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White was a biology major in the College of Natural Science and was removed from the school's student directory following the attack.
Flowers placed at an area where UT students were stabbed.
"I didn't know anyone else who got stabbed, I didn't know the assailant either", he said. "Maybe when people walk by, maybe it will bring a little hope to them ..."
Sophomore Brooke Petersen sat alone at one of the tables.
"I was even concerned to go to class today".
Fenves said the campus has focused on improving security this year, but said there is work to be done. "Students are asking, 'How can this happen again, and will it happen again?' I'm feeling the same way. And I'm feeling the same way". Many of them first learned of the attacks through news reports and social media.
The system's first emergency texts were not sent until nearly 30 minutes after the attack, and the campus sirens were not sounded.
Bayliss said he was leaving the gym with some friends when he saw the commotion on campus, people were running and screaming, then he suddenly felt something in his back. No ongoing threats at this time.
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