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An assistant professor is the first victim to be identified in the UNLV shooting, according to an Instagram post from a local cheer gym.
The California All-Stars Las Vegas Cheer Gym identified the first victim — Patricia Navarro, an assistant professor in the Accounting Department at UNLV — in a heartfelt statement.
“Our hearts are shattered as we share the devastating news of the loss of a beloved member of our Cali family in yesterday’s senseless shooting,” the post read.
The post continued, “Our deepest condolences and prayers go out to the Navarro family during this unimaginably difficult time.”
Navarro was one of three people killed in a shooting at UNLV’s business school on Wednesday.
The other two victims have not been identified as of this report.
Who was Patricia Navarro?
Patricia Navarro received her Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Central Florida, received her MAcc from Bowling Green State University, and received her BBA in accounting from the University of Puerto Rico, Ponce.
She was a recipient of the AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students and the KPMG Foundation Minority Doctoral Students Scholarship from 2014 to 2019.
Dr. Navarro’s teaching interests are in accounting information systems.
Prior to entering academia, Dr. Navarro was a Risk Assurance Manager at the PwC San Juan office.
She specialized in Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) audits, System and Organization Controls (SOC) assurance, and data assurance.
Dr. Navarro is a Certified Information Systems Auditor.
