{"id":1582461,"date":"2022-08-01T09:07:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1582461"},"modified":"2022-08-01T09:09:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:09:01","slug":"georgia-college-professor-accused-of-fatally-shooting-incoming-freshman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-college-professor-accused-of-fatally-shooting-incoming-freshman\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia College Professor Accused Of Fatally Shooting Incoming Freshman"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-college-professor-accused-of-fatally-shooting-incoming-freshman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1582461&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/georgia\">Georgia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/colleges\">college professor<\/a> allegedly shot dead an 18-year-old girl who was to begin classes at the school where he taught this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Sigman, a 47-year-old professor at University of West Georgia, was charged with murder, possession of a firearm and aggravated assault in the death Saturday of Anna Jones. Jones was shot outside a pizzeria in Carrollton after Sigman and another man had gotten into an argument, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe University of West Georgia has learned of the loss of one of its students, Anna Jones, who passed away following an off-campus incident earlier today,\u201d school president Brendan Kelly said in a statement,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs46.com\/2022\/07\/30\/carrollton-man-charged-with-murder-after-shooting-killing-teen\/\">according to CBS 46<\/a>. \u201cUWG has terminated the employment of Richard Sigman and continues to work with the city of Carrollton Police Department, which leads this ongoing investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police said Sigman had threatened to shoot the other man , who called for help. When police approached the professor, they saw he was carrying a gun and ordered him to leave. But Sigman allegedly walked toward a parking lot and began shooting into a parked vehicle where Jones was sitting, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-417712\" class=\"wp-image-417712 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-7.37.28-AM-1024x496.png\" alt=\"A GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses for Anna Jones had raised about $18,000.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-7.37.28-AM-1024x496-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-7.37.28-AM-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-7.37.28-AM-768x372-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-7.37.28-AM-1536x744-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-7.37.28-AM.png 1756w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-417712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p>Jones was a 2022 graduate of the Mount Zion High School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnna loved this school and this community and she will be missed dearly by many,\u201d the school wrote on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02d5LyvSbHBG8vT1vzA3U6w1dt59WLSE4iQYbjq7r61FDMrUmSouGkCCTiEPiqvoLml&#038;id=1039822042705533\">Facebook post.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cPlease keep her family and friends in your thoughts and prayers as they go through this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/funeral-expenses-for-sweet-anna\">GoFundMe page to raise money for the girl\u2019s funeral expenses<\/a> had raised about $18,000 as of Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was a beautiful, sweet soul and her smile would light up a room! As with most parents, you never think that you will need life insurance for your child,\u201d the page read. \u201cThis was a devastating and senseless crime that left a lot of hearts broken, a community mourning, and a family grieving. If you could, please help in any way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A course catalog listed Sigman as a lecturer in business administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the university, we wish to convey our deepest condolences to Anna\u2019s family and many friends,\u201d Kelly added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Georgia college professor allegedly shot dead an 18-year-old girl who was to begin classes at the school where he taught this fall. Richard Sigman, a 47-year-old professor at University of West Georgia, was charged with murder, possession of a firearm and aggravated assault in the death Saturday of Anna Jones. 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