Dr. Thomas Meixner

Death by Force

Dr. Thomas Meixner, a 52-year-old male professor, was a respected mind in the field of desert water issues, serving as the head of the University of Arizona's Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences. His life, however, was cut tragically short on the afternoon of October 5, 2022, when a former student entered the John W. Harshbarger Building on the Tucson campus and shot him multiple times near his office. Meixner was rushed to a local medical center but was pronounced dead. The violent ...Read More

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