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Elizabeth Howell SUNY Potsdam music education student died Friday after she was found lying on the side of College Park Road with gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead about an hour later after she was taken to Canton Potsdam Hospital, authorities said.
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Elizabeth Howell was 21 years old.
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New York State Police and administrators said, Elizabeth Howell, 21, died Friday after she was found lying on the side of College Park Road with gunshot wounds. Alleged shooter Michael J. Snow, 31, was arrested and slapped with a second-degree murder charge. Police said it wasn’t immediately clear if Snow and Howell knew each other but the school said Snow had “no affiliation with the College, either as a student, employee or graduate. Initially urged locals to keep their doors locked and travel in groups, before announcing the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident.
Howell, who was to graduate this year, the school added.SUNY Potsdam cancelled classes and has also cancelled or rescheduled various activities as the campus grieves Howell’s death. The concert hall at the school’s has been designated as a memorial space for the campus.
School officials said in a social media post-Beth was a cellist who performed with the Crane Symphony Orchestra, and she was an aspiring educator with a bright future ahead of her,” the post stated. “No words can express the sadness we share as a campus community following this tragic loss.”