Hundreds mourn slain UNC student; cops search for killer

Posted Mar 7, 2008

Hundreds of students from UNC gathered Thursday to remember student body president, Eve Carson, who was shot and killed early Wednesday morning in a suburban neighborhood near campus. "We've lost someone who we cherish and love. We're all in a state of shock," UNC Chancellor James Moeser told the students, who had gathered late in the afternoon under a cloudless sky in the grassy center of campus. (CNN)

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