Lauren A. Burk, an Auburn University student, died Tuesday after police found her shot and her car on fire.
Auburn police said Lauren A. Burk, 18, was found on North College Street with a single gunshot wound after responding to a call about an injured woman shortly after 9 p.m.
Burk was taken to the East Alabama Medical Center in an ambulance, but later died from the gunshot wound.
Police said they found Burk’s 2001 black Honda Civic on fire in the Hinton Field parking lot shortly before 9:30 pm.
Auburn police said they have increased police presence on the campus following the killing as a precaution.
Both incidents are under investigation by the Auburn Police Department.
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