An arrest affidavit said White, the University of Texas student accused of stabbing multiple students, one fatally, told police he didn't remember attacking anyone. "This was not a person that had a vendetta against any one particular group".
The stabbing attack does not appear to be part of a larger assault, though authorities were still trying to determine a motive.
"There are no words to describe my sense of loss", Fenves said in a message sent to students, faculty and staff.
Harrison Brown died at the scene, near the gym, after a student with a large hunting knife stabbed at least four people on the University of Texas campus, seriously wounding the others before surrendering to police, authorities said.
A memorial fund has been set up for the Brown family.
Police then asked White if he was hearing voices in his head.
Before the attacks, White was seen in the student activity center "appearing normal".
When she first heard the screaming, Rachel Prichett thought her fellow University of Texas students were just joking around.
"I was sitting at the picnic tables outside [the gym]", said Shamika Kurian, a 19-year-old freshman.
The officer confronted the man, Carter said, drawing his weapon and ordering the man to the ground.
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Responding to questions about the university's response to Monday's attack, Carter said no sirens were used because they would have indicated that something else was going on, such as a lockdown.
There was no threat on campus, officials said, but students were told to avoid the area. Whereas, the 25 students that had witnessed the attack are to be interviewed.
The plaza was re-opened to foot traffic by Tuesday morning. "We are here to serve the people", Bayliss said.
They also urged students, who tend to walk around the campus listening to music and texting friends, to look up, listen, and be alert to their surroundings. "Get out of here!'" Arredondo said.
Classes were cancelled for the rest of the day and evening. "You don't expect that to happen", Petersen said.
"There is a great deal of fear on campus and in our community". "Today, our hearts are broken", said the school's president Gregory Fenves. "And I'm feeling the same way". Many of them first learned of the attacks through news reports and social media. Whitman, 24, was shot dead by police officers after a 96-minute shooting spree. It had been resolved.
"This was not a conspiracy", Carter said.
According to Heavy.com - a news and information website based in New York City - White is originally from Hawaii, a biology major, was an active member of the Black Health Professionals Organization, and wanted to become a doctor.
Some of White's former classmates at Killeen High School, near the gates of the Fort Hood Army post in Central Texas, had similar recollections of him.
Graham Independent School District, where he attended high school, released a statement shortly after his death Monday. He was always nice, had plenty of friends and was in the worldwide baccalaureate program. She told the Herald that "no one expected him to do this". We are very fortunate ... to have great partnerships with both the Austin Police Department as well as the [Texas] Department of Public Safety, and they are both assisting us in terms of the investigation.
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