Student Body President Of UNC-Chapel Hill Shot Dead

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25347311204826709220x165Chapel Hill police have identified a woman found dead near the University of North Carolina campus Wednesday morning as the university’s student body president.

Eve Carson, 22, a UNC senior and biology major, was found shot multiple times in the head about a half-mile from campus.

Police have also issued a bulletin for Carson’s blue 2005 Toyota Highlander with Georgia license plate AIV-6690.

Officers spent most of Wednesday and Thursday morning following up and searching for leads in the case. At a news conference Thursday, they called it a "fairly random crime."

Anyone with information about case is asked to call the Chapel Hill Police Department at 919-968-27600.

University Chancellor James Moeser has scheduled a memorial at 3 p.m. at Polk Place on campus, and police will hold another news conference at 5:30 p.m.

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Also, her student government profile and candidate page