A Portland State University student Keenan Harpole surrendered himself in front of the authorities after being accused of shooting Amara Marluke. On Monday morning, the 19-year-old girl was shot dead at the downtown Portland campus.
Keenan Harpole surrenders
Keenan Harpole is a 20-year-old student at Portland State University. He is also a former PSU footballer who had played for Bend’s Mountain View high school.
Keenan Harpole was accused of shooting a fellow student of Portland University, namely Amara Marluke. She was 19 years old and was shot dead at the downtown Portland campus on Monday morning. According to the reports, there might have been domestic violence occurred between the two students.
Keenan turned himself and surrendered to Deschutes County authorities after he was found guilty of shooting his fellow student. He was sent to the Multnomah County jail. Harpole has been charged with murder in the second degree. Also, he was unlawfully owning a weapon and thus has been charged for that.
Meanwhile, people have supported Amara Marluke, who was shot dead by Keenan. She was also a PSU student, and people were completely shocked by the death she faced. Also, many people say that they did not expect Keenan to do such an act. Amara is said to die of homicide, and this death has marked the 26th homicide at the Portland university so far. The PSU president has said that the matter would be looked upon. Since these incidents have been going on for a long time, they have to be given keen interest to avoid further loss of life.
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