Nevada officials identified the third victim in the UNLV shooting as Naoko Takemaru, 69, who was a professor of Japanese studies at the university.
Officials in Nevada have identified the third victim who died during Wednesday’s shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Naoko Takemaru, 69, according to FOX 5. Takemaru was an associate professor of Japanese Studies.
She oversaw the entire Japanese Studies Program at UNLV, and taught upper-division courses on Japanese language, culture, and business.
“Dr. Takemaru was an associate professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, within the UNLV College of Liberal Arts. She was a noted scholar, author, and award-winning educator, who just recently marked her 20th year as a member of UNLV’s faculty.
