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A shooting occurred in Verano Place housing at UC Irvine on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:17 p.m., apparently the result of a domestic dispute. The victim, Rebecca Edwina Benedict, 30, was transported to an area hospital, where tragically she was pronounced dead. Condolences go out to the victim's family and loved ones.
The lone suspect, Brian Hughes Benedict, 35, was apprehended at the scene and is in police custody. There is no further threat to the campus community. Brian Benedict was a UCI graduate student.
Additional details will emerge as the joint investigation by UC Irvine Police Department and Irvine Police Department proceeds.
UC Irvine Counseling Services is on the scene assisting Verano Place residents, and the complex's community service office may be contacted at 949-824-7976 for related issues. To aid in the investigation, residents are asked to avoid Adobe Circle and Lot 23 on campus.
