US college streaker's killing baffles friends

Campus officials didn't give any indication that Gil Collar, 18, had a weapon when he was shot. A university spokesman said he was fatally wounded about 1:30 a.m. Saturday after an officer heard a bang on a window and went outside to investigate.

A statement issued by university spokesman Keith Ayers said Collar, who wrestled in high school before enrolling at South Alabama, assumed a “fighting stance” and chased an officer before being shot. The officer tried to retreat numerous times to defuse the situation before opening fire, the school said.

But sophomore Tyler Kendrick said campus authorities haven't provided any satisfying answers about why Collar was killed.

“Really, it just upsets me that there's no other way to apprehend an unarmed student rather than shooting him. I don't understand that,” Kendrick said.

The officer was placed on paid leave, and an autopsy will determine if drugs or alcohol were involved.

Campus officials said the confrontation was recorded by security cameras. The video and other information have been turned over to the district attorney and the Mobile County Sheriff's Office, which will review the shooting.

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