Closing Arguments Set in Trial of University of Arizona Grad Student Accused of Killing Professor

Closing Arguments Set in Trial of University of Arizona Grad Student Accused of Killing Professor
Arizona graduate student Murad Dervish sits in Pima County Superior Court in Tuscon, Ariz., on May 8, 2024. Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP
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TUCSON, Ariz.—Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago.

Murad Dervish, 48, faces seven felony charges including first-degree murder in the death of Thomas Meixner, 52, who was shot nine times near his office and was pronounced dead at a Tucson hospital.