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City police said they were called to the 1400 block of Willington Street around 4 a.m. Saturday, June 22. They arrived to find 20-year-old Milan Jones dead from "apparent blunt force trauma."
Twenty-one-year-old Tymir Lackey, also a Temple student, is charged with murder and related offenses, PPD said. Investigators believe the killing was "domestic in nature."
Temple officials said Jones was a rising third-year student in the University's nursing program.
"The loss of this promising young woman is a tragedy that will deeply impact her fellow students and our faculty and staff," administrators said in a statement.
"She enjoyed helping and caring for others, and her decision to pursue a career in nursing reflects just that. There is no doubt that she had a very bright future ahead of her, which makes delivering this news especially difficult."
Lackey has been placed on "immediate suspension" from the University, they added.
Counseling is available to students at the Tuttleman Counseling Services building, 1700 N. Broad St.
"We extend all our thoughts and deepest sympathies to those closest to Milan. She will be deeply missed. Together, we can rely on the strength of our Temple community to support one another through this senseless tragedy."
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