A Texas Tech University student accused of killing a campus police officer told authorities he had done "something illogical" after the fatal shooting.
Hollis Daniels, 19, confessed to killing Officer Floyd East Jr. and told investigators that "he was the one that shot their friend" Monday night, according to an arrest affidavit.
Officers received information of a student acting erratically and who reportedly had a weapon. They then conducted a welfare check in Daniels' dorm room where they found evidence of drugs and drug paraphernalia, Texas Tech Police Chief Kyle Bonath said at a news conference Tuesday.
East arrested Daniels on a drug charge and booked him into the Texas Tech police station.
Daniels wasn't handcuffed, and East was filling out paperwork. Another officer in the room left and then heard a loud bang, the affidavit states.
The other cop returned to find East with a gunshot wound and noticed that his body camera was gone but his service weapon was still in his holster, authorities said.
The student fled the station, prompting a lockdown of the school for almost an hour Monday night. It was unknown why Daniels wasn't handcuffed or if he was searched prior to his arrest.
Daniels was recaptured near the campus. A .45-caliber pistol and a police body camera were located nearby, the affidavit says.
Daniels has been charged with capital murder of a peace officer and is being held in Lubbock County jail on $5 million bond.
