UNC event marks anniversary of deaths of 3 Muslim students

WASHINGTON (AP) — Students and faculty at the UNC School of Dentistry have commemorated the lives of three college students who were shot to death in Chapel Hill last year.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reports at least 200 people gathered on Wednesday in the atrium of the dental school to hear remembrances from the family members of the slain students and others.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations said events were also planned for N.C. State University and at the Light House, a Raleigh community center designed in part to honor the three Muslim students.

Killed last Feb. 10 were 23-year-old Deah Shaddy Barakat; his 21-year-old wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha; and her sister, 19-year-old Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha.

Authorities have charged 46-year-old Craig Stephen Hicks with three counts of first-degree murder.

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