Law enforcement officials have charged a security guard with murder in the shooting death of the dean of a technical college in California.
Cameisha Denise Clark, a Clark Atlanta University graduate who rose to become a college dean, died at the hospital Monday after being shot Friday afternoon at the Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology campus in Inglewood, officials said.
Another female worker, who has been described as an admissions assistant, was also wounded in the shooting.
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office formally charged 40-year-old Jesse Figueroa on Tuesday with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts related to firearm possession by a felon, and gun sentencing enhancements that could add decades to his sentence, 11Alive reported.
Campus authorities said Figueroa worked for a company that provides security to the school. His arraignment was set for May 7 in Inglewood.
Inglewood Mayor James Butts said it “appeared to be an incident of workplace violence,” the Associated Press reported. Figueroa faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison if convicted.
Clark earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from Clark Atlanta University and the school celebrated her not too long ago for her various achievements.
“Cameisha uplifted everyone fortunate enough to cross her path,” her family said in a statement to KNBC. “Her leadership, integrity, and deep sense of purpose helped shape futures of countless students from the campus of Clark Atlanta University to Spartan College. She believed in the potential of others even when they could not yet see it in themselves.”
