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The Latest: Utah Campus Shooting Victim Had Filed Complaint

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Univeristy of Utah campus

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, Washington. 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 on Oct. 9 when she learned he had lied about his age, name and criminal history.