U. Oklahoma student dies in shooting
NORMAN, Okla. (U-WIRE) — A man was in a Cleveland County Detention Center on Thursday after being arrested in connection with the murder of a University of Oklahoma student, Norman police said.

Norman police said Paul Lawrence Bruner III, 19, of 1325 W. Lindsey St., was arrested and questioned Wednesday morning about the murder of his girlfriend Cassandra Denise Derrick, 22, zoology senior.

Derrick worked as a facilities attendant at Physical Plant, and Bruner worked as a custodian at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.

At 12:37 a.m., Norman police responded to a homicide call at 1325 W. Lindsey St., where Derrick, Bruner and Bruner’s cousin, Brandon Jackson, lived. Brandon Jackson called police after he returned home and found Derrick with two gunshot wounds to the head, Norman Det. Ricky Jackson said.

Bruner and two other suspects were taken to the Norman Police Department for questioning. At first, Bruner told police that he and Derrick were approached by a gunman in the parking lot and Derrick was shot.

Early reports indicated that Jonathan Bates, a student at Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College, was a suspect. However, Jackson said that after questioning Bruner, Bates was no longer considered a suspect.

During interrogation, Bruner admitted to murdering Derrick, Jackson said. Bruner told police he shot Derrick, then went to the Duck Pond, threw the murder weapon into the water and then returned to his apartment.

Norman Police Lt. Glenn Dobry said the murder does not appear to be pre-meditated.

— Oklahoma Daily

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