A continuing murder investigation at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland is beginning to reveal some answers to the death of student Dominique T. Frazier. According to a press release from the university's web site, the accused is identified as Alexis D. Simpson, a 19-year-old from District Heights, Md. She has been charged with first degree murder, second degree murder and first degree assault and is begin held in the Prince George's County Detention Center without bond.
Police received a 911 call just after 8 p.m. on Sept. 15 for a cutting in the Christa McAuliffe Residential Community building. Officers found the victim in the second-floor hallway bleeding from the upper torso and unconscious. EMS units transported the victim to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead at about 8:44 p.m. A homicide unit was on the scene to begin an investigation shortly after the victim died. Around midnight that same evening, Simpson turned herself in to officers at the Prince George's County Police Department, District 3. She was then turned over to the custody of the Maryland State Police.
Reports indicate Simpson and Frazier were arguing over the volume of music in the room. The two began yelling and then fought physically. According to court papers, Simpson then stabbed Frazier in the neck with a knife..
The motive for the cutting is still unknown as police conduct interviews and process evidence and information acquired at the shared residence of the victim, the suspect and two other students. To weigh in on the situation, Longwood University Police Chief Bob Beach spoke with The Rotunda last week. "I have no idea the totality of the circumstance or the depth of the problem," he said, "but I know we have trained resident life staff to quickly respond to those situations with the proper resources." Beach also explained how Longwood University has zero tolerance for violence. "It's one thing to argue loudly," he explained, "but physical violence is not accepted."
