A University of Memphis football player was fatally shot in his car at Carpenter Complex about 10 Sunday night. Taylor Bradford, a junior defensive lineman from Nashville, was pronounced dead at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. After he was shot, he drove his light-colored Lincoln across central and hit a tree near Zach Curlin, police said.

Almost 700 additional students signed up for Tiger Text today after a University of Memphis football player was fatally shot at Carpenter Complex on Sunday night. Taylor Bradford, a junior defensive lineman from Nashville, was pronounced dead at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis.

Two University of Memphis students are being sought by police for information in connection with the murder of Taylor Bradford, including one woman who Bradford had filed a restraining order against last year. It is unclear whether they are being sought as witnesses or suspects.

The sun shone beautifully Monday afternoon, despite the somber air around campus. Parking spaces people usually fight over were empty, and benches that are normally filled with students studying or talking on cell phones sat alone. As elementary education major Kim Karnes plainly put it, things just felt surreal.

Although University President Shirley Raines said that the shooting Sunday night was a targeted crime, the Memphis Police Department is unable to verify that it was not a random act. In a Monday morning press conference, Raines said that the attack was "an act directed specifically at the victim," and "was not a random act of violence.

A lack of police officers, poor campus lighting and too few security cameras were among the major concerns expressed by students at a safety forum at Rose Theatre Tuesday. Students expressed frustration with safety measures on campus in the wake of the Sunday night murder of football player Taylor Bradford.

The fatal shooting Sunday night of University of Memphis football player Taylor Bradford has created an atmosphere of sadness and fear on The U of M campus among the student body, particularly residents. Carpenter Complex resident Trenton Busby said when he discovered that his neighbor was killed, he was in complete shock.