Norman Wallace, a 30-year-old African American and first-year MBA student from Youngstown, Ohio, was shot and killed on May 9, 2003, inside the Peter B. Lewis Building at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The shooter, identified as 62-year-old former graduate student Biswanath Halder, entered the building dressed in camouflage and armed with a semi-automatic rifle, began shooting indiscriminately and encountered Wallace early as he moved through the halls.

The shooting lasted more than seven hours as the gunman held people hostage and engaged in repeated exchanges of gunfire with law enforcement. Halder was eventually apprehended by a SWAT team. His actions were reportedly motivated by a dispute with the university over computer files and a website he said was intended to help fellow Indians form businesses. Wallace’s death had a profound effect on the campus community and prompted increased security measures.

If anyone knew Norman Wallace or was in the Peter B. Lewis Building that day and can add details about his last movements or the building’s response, please share what you know.