National Purdue University Police Confirm 1 Fatality, 1 in Custody Following Campus Shooting by Gary Kopycinski on January 21, 2014 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2014. Purdue University officials confirmed that one man was fatally shot and one suspect was taken into custody following a shooting that occurred on campus around noon Tuesday (Jan. 21).