Asia McGowan was a 20-year-old student at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan. On April 10, 2009, McGowan was shot and killed by a fellow student, 28-year-old Anthony Powell. Powell then reportedly turned the gun on himself. The students were discovered by police in a classroom in the MacKenzie Fine Arts Center on the Henry Ford Community College campus.Salon: 2 students dead in Mich. apparent murder-suicide (April 10, 2009)
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Asia McGowan
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20 years old
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Powell was from Detroit, Michigan
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The class met earlier in the day
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Asia McGowan's father, Turahn McGowan, said that his daughter was a "beautiful, an aspiring actress and dancer"Salon: 2 students dead in Mich. apparent murder-suicide (April 10, 2009)
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The school was put under lock-down after the murder-suicide
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Because the murder-suicide took place on Good Friday the campus was less busy than usual
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The National Post reports that McGowan was dating PowellNational Post: Man kills girlfriend... (April 10, 2009)
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12-year-old Christian Plonka who was attending a theater workshop at the school says he heard a gunshot and saw someone being pulled back into the classroomSalon: 2 students dead in Mich. apparent murder-suicide (April 10, 2009)
