1 Dead, 3 Injured in UT Stabbing Spree

1 Dead, 3 Injured in UT Stabbing Spree

  • May 02, 2017

One person was killed and three others were injured on Monday afternoon at the University of Texas at Austin when another student brandished a long knife and stabbed multiple people along a block-wide stretch of campus.

Police received calls of a suspicious person on campus stabbing individuals and made it onto the scene in just a couple minutes. Police viewed the suspect, who was identified as Kendrex J. White, assault one of the students before they intervened, tackling White and handcuffing him.

Police confirmed that within a block of the area where the suspect was arrested, they found three more people injured, all male students; one of them was dead on the scene.

At a press conference just hours after the event, police told reporters that White was a 21-year-old student of the university. On Facebook, people he knew described him as quiet and caring.

Students of UT Austin were notified of the incident about 30 minutes after the initial stabbing just outside Gregory Gym with an alert that read, “UTAustinAlert – Criminal activity with injury Criminal Activity with Injury occurred on campus. Suspect is in custody no additional immediate threat to campus. Please avoid the area of 21st and Speedway until further notice.”

Many students were upset that they had to find out about the stabbing on their campus from local news sources or social media. UT Austin Police told reporters that an alert to notify students went out in an appropriate amount of time and they did not utilize the emergency sirens on campus since those signify a lockdown. Since police had the suspect in custody in just a few minutes and determined there to be no other threat, they felt the sirens were unnecessary.

White is expected to be charged on multiple counts later this week.

Featured

  • Creating More Versatility

    Today, AI has become top of mind for most security professionals. It is the topic of conversation in the technology world and continues to transform the way data is used to make important business decisions. Read Now

  • Report: 78 Percent of CISOs Seeing Significant Impact from AI-Powered Cyber Threats

    Darktrace recently unveiled its 2025 State of AI Cybersecurity report. The findings reveal that 78% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) surveyed say that AI-powered threats are having a significant impact on their organizations, a 5% increase1 from 2024. While an increasing number of CISOs report feeling a significant impact from AI threats, more than 60% now say that they are adequately prepared to defend against these threats, an increase of nearly 15% year-over-year. However, insufficient AI knowledge and skills and a shortage of personnel and talent continue to be listed as the two top inhibitors to a successful defense. Read Now

  • Teaching AI New Tricks

    You have probably heard that AI-enabled security cameras are evolving the role of traditional surveillance cameras, shifting the focus from passive monitoring to active problem-solving and operational insights. AI technology changes fast, so what is new can be considered old news in just a few months. Read Now

  • From the Most Visible to the Less Apparent

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) states “There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, and national public health or safety or any combination thereof.” Read Now

Most   Popular

New Products

  • AC Nio

    AC Nio

    Aiphone, a leading international manufacturer of intercom, access control, and emergency communication products, has introduced the AC Nio, its access control management software, an important addition to its new line of access control solutions.

  • Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden Door Controls has relaunched its CV-7600 card readers in response to growing market demand for a more secure alternative to standard proximity credentials that can be easily cloned. CV-7600 readers support MIFARE DESFire EV1 & EV2 encryption technology credentials, making them virtually clone-proof and highly secure.

  • QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC)

    QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC)

    The latest Qualcomm® Vision Intelligence Platform offers next-generation smart camera IoT solutions to improve safety and security across enterprises, cities and spaces. The Vision Intelligence Platform was expanded in March 2022 with the introduction of the QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC), which delivers superior artificial intelligence (AI) inferencing at the edge.