Roommate's Fatal Flub: Prof Shot Dead—Thought She Was a Burglar

Georgia professor fatally shot by roommate who mistook her for an intruder

Erica Anderson, 31, was a professor at Columbus State University.She had just returned home from visiting her husband and children in Indiana.

When she entered the home where she rented a room, her roommate was asleep and woke to a noise. The roommate grabbed a pistol and fired in the hallway.

Authorities say the roommate had been receiving terr*ristic threats from her son. The sh**ting has been ruled an accidental death.

NEW: Georgia professor fatally shot by roommate who mistook her for an intruder

Erica Anderson, 31, was a professor at Columbus State University

She had just returned home from visiting her husband and children in Indiana

When she entered the home where she rented a room, her… pic.twitter.com/rZQJ4wLdfw

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