The UNLV Shooter Taught At This North Carolina School

More details were released yesterday about the shooter that killed three people on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas on Wednesday. Turns out the shooter has North Carolina ties. Police identified the man as 67-year-old Anthony Polito. He is a self-described “semi-retired university professor.” At one time the shooter taught at a North Carolina school reports say.  Police said he previously taught at East Carolina University in North Carolina. Las Vegas Metropolitan Sheriff Kevin McMahill held a press conference on Thursday. He stated that Polito used a 9mm pistol in the attack and had over 150 ammunition with him when he was killed by campus police.

Police found a dashcam in Polito’s vehicle, which led them to discover that the shooter had mailed 22 letters to various university personnel across the country. Sheriff McMahill said during the press conference that the first of the letters that investigators opened contained a white powder. The police found them among 14,000 letters at the post office. Test results on the powder showed that it was talcum powder.

Polito reportedly had a list of targets for the shooting according to NBC News. He didn’t find any of the people on the list before he started shooting other random victims in the Beam Hall building on campus. 2 of the victims were identified by authorities yesterday. They are 64-year-old Cha Jan Chang, a UNLV business professor, and 39-year-old Patricia Navarro Velez, an assistant professor in accounting. The third victim will be identified once the family has been notified.

Even though “A Christmas Story” was the favorite in most states, the overall percentages between the movies were much closer. “Elf” was just 1.6 percentage points behind, and “Home Alone” was less than 4% away from the top spot despite being the top in only four states.

If cartoons are your thing, you have good company: 4.1% of Americans chose “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” as their favorite Christmas flicks. My favorite cartoon? "The Year Without Santa. Hands down." Who doesn't love the Mizer Brothers?

Where is Christmas Vacation in all of this? It came in #1 in only one state, Nebraska!

24 states love "A Christmas Story." The most of any holiday movie. From Maine to Georgia, to Alabama, Ohio, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Nevada. They all love their "Leg Lamp" movie.

"Santa! I know him!" Will Ferrell's classic about a real-life elf who finds out he has a father in NYC, is tops in 11 states. The comedy from 2003 is tops in Florida, Colorado, Indiana, and Wisconsin among others. "Elf" was not number 1 in New York where a majority of the movie was filmed!

"Kevin!!" "Home Alone" is the holiday favorite in my house, according to my 10 year old son. It's also the favorite movie in 4 states. California, Idaho, Louisiana and Maryland.

The black and white classic is tops in 3 states. I don't love this movie, but South Carolina, Illinois, and Wyoming do.  It's a long movie and kids these days aren't looking to sit and watch for 2 plus hours.

"Die Hard" isn't a Christmas movie!! Let's get that out  It takes place during Christmas, but it literally could take place any time of year. "A Nightmare Before Christmas," A "Charlie Brown Christmas," "The Grinch," and "Christmas Vacation" were all the tops in one state each. Hawaii loves "A Christmas Carol."