SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah police chief says a female student who was fatally shot on campus by a man she dated had filed a complaint against him earlier this month.
Chief Dale Brophy said Tuesday that Lauren McCluskey had filed a police report on Oct. 12 against Melvin Rowland.
Brophy said investigators had been working to build a case, but he declined to disclose details.
The victim’s mother, Jill McCluskey, says her daughter filed a harassment complaint after she broke up with Rowland.
Salt Lake City police say the 37-year-old Rowland killed himself overnight at a church after police tracked him down after the shooting.
Lauren McCluskey was a 21-year-old senior track athlete and communication major from Pullman. Her body was found in a car near a campus medical facility.
Jill McCluskey says in a statement that her daughter dated Rowland for about a month, then ended the relationship when she learned he had lied about his age, name and criminal history.
(The Associated Press contributed to this story)