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Raja Fayad

Case from Columbia, SC dated Feb 05, 2015

Victim Details

Raja Fayad

Male

Middle Eastern / Arab

Columbia

SC

2015-02-05

45

Raja

Fayad

06/27/2026

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In the winter of 2015, a tragedy unfolded on the campus of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, forever marking the lives of those who knew Dr. Raja Fayad. A 45-year-old male professor of Lebanese descent, Fayad was a respected member of the university's Arnold School of Public Health. His work as the Graduate Director and Head of the Applied Physiology Division was not just a job, but a passion, particularly his research into colon cancer prevention. Colleagues and students alike remem ...
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  • thestate: SLED: USC shooting was murder-suicide
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    I'm finding the details about Dr. Raja Fayad's life quite moving, particularly his journey from Syri... ...Read More
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