Auburn, Ala. – Hunt On For College Student’s Killer

Auburn, Ala. – Auburn University Freshman Lauren A. Burk was found fatally shot on a highway just before her car was discovered in flames on campus, several miles away.

Burk, an 18-year-old from Marietta, Ga., was found wounded on Alabama Highway 147, and Auburn police said her Honda Civic was found engulfed in flames at the campus about 20 minutes later. She died later that night at a hospital.
Gov. Bob Riley's office is offering a $10,000 reward in the case.

"We have not named a suspect and are still investigating leads," Auburn police Capt. Tom Stofer said, adding that officials are remaining tightlipped because of the circumstances of Burk's death. Police have interviewed "persons of interest" but no arrests have been made.

The funeral will be held at Temple Kol Emeth on Old Canton Road in Marietta. [cbs]

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Police say a suspect has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Auburn University student Lauren Burk.

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A rabbi asked more than 500 people who gathered today for the funeral, to turn their anger into something positive and let the justice system handle her killer.

Rabbi Steven Lebow spoke at Temple Kol Emeth that Burk’s mourners should all look to do something good for somebody else, like give blood or donate to charity in the victim’s memory.

“It would be easy to give way to our emotions this afternoon because there is a spectrum of feelings broiling and unsettling our souls,” Lebow said. “The right thing isn’t vengeance. The right thing is justice. Let justice be done, because only when the killer is brought before the bar of justice can the universe in some small way be repaired.”