Vermont police hunt for killer after retired college professor shot dead

Body of Honoree Fleming found near Castleton campus of Vermont State University as police ask local residents to send in any tips

Five days after a retired college dean was shot and killed on a recreation trail near a Vermont University campus, students returned to classes on Tuesday, some on edge, a day after police urged residents to remain vigilant, lock doors and to report any tips that might help them identify and find the killer.

Honoree Fleming, a retired dean and professor, was found shot dead on Thursday afternoon on the Delaware and Hudson rail trail about a mile south of the Castleton campus of Vermont State University. The shooting happened during the school’s week-long fall break. The university reopened on Monday but students were excused from classes.