Former Arizona Grad Student Convicted of First-Degree Murder in 2022 Shooting of Professor

Former Arizona Grad Student Convicted of First-Degree Murder in 2022 Shooting of 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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A former University of Arizona graduate student was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a hydrology professor on campus, months after he was expelled.

A Pima County Superior Court jury deliberated for less than three hours before reaching a verdict against Murad Dervish, 48, in the death of Thomas Meixner, who was shot 11 times near his office in October 2022.