LOS ANGELES_A University of Southern California faculty member was stabbed to death inside a campus building Friday, allegedly by a student who has been taken into custody, Los Angeles police said.
Police received a 911 call from USC about 4:30 p.m. of a victim with multiple stab wounds, said Los Angeles Police Department Detective Meghan Aguilar. Firefighters responding to the call found the man dead inside the Seeley G. Mudd Building in the southwest corner of campus, authorities said.
"We want to make clear this was not a random act," Aguilar said. "This victim was targeted by the suspect."
The names of the victim and suspect, who is also a male, were not released.
Aguilar said police were interviewing possible witnesses inside the Mudd building, which houses the psychology department and classrooms used for biology, chemistry and other science courses. Clusters of students passed by the building but could not pass through the area, which has been cordoned off.
Earlier in the day, USC sent out a campuswide alert about the police activity on campus. "No danger to USC or the community," the text said. "Stay away from area."
