The New York Times reported investigators found no motive behind a student who stabbed another student in the throat last Thursday in a chemistry lab at UCLA.
Damon D. Thompson remained in jail and was on a $1 million bail Friday, reported the New York Times. Thompson stabbed another student, who remains to be unidentified, during their chemistry lab. Students watched as the 20-year-old woman's blood gushed from her neck. Instructors tried to stop the blood before the victim was taken to the hospital.
Authorities say they do not know if Thompson has obtained a lawyer, but he is scheduled for an arraignment Tuesday.
USA TODAY reported that a professor suspected that Thompson was mentally disturbed. UCLA history professor Stephen Frank said he met Thompson in his Western civilization class last year.
In one email sent to Franck, Thompson accuses him of taunting him and making offensive comments while taking an exam.
"I believe I heard you, Professor Frank, say that I was 'troubled' and 'crazy' among other things, "Thompson wrote. "My outrage at this situation coupled with the pressure of the very weighted examination dulled my concentration and detracted from my performance," reported USA TODAY.
The family of the victim says that she is expected to recover. The school did not comment on how well they could have handled the complaints about Thompson's behavior.
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