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\"It's tough to think we send our kids off to school, we expect them to come back,\" said UNC Charlotte alumnus Jim Heffner. \"You hear about it on the news all the time... but then when it hits right here at your home, it's a different story. It changes everything.\"

Students gathering at Kennedy Building o=n UNC Charlotte campus to drop flowers and pay respects to victims @ABC11_WTVD pic.twitter.com/PNsQTyeGLc

— Michael Perchick (@MichaelPerchick) May 2, 2019

Terrell's choice of building appeared intentional, said Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney, but a motive remains unclear.

\"It's going to take us some time to really figure out what happened, and more importantly, the why,\" Putney said.

Terrell waived his right to appear at his first court appearance Thursday afternoon. He was appointed an attorney and a bond hearing was set for May 15.

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PHOTO: Trystan Andrew Terrell, 22, has been charged in the murder of two University of North Carolina at Charlotte students in a school shooting on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
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Faculty and students gathered at a vigil Wednesday night in an arena on campus to remember those killed: 19-year-old Ellis \"Reed\" Parlier and 21-year-old Riley Howell.

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PHOTO: UNC Charlotte students participate in a vigil on campus where the previous day a gunman killed two people and injured four students on May 1, 2019 in Charlotte, N.C.
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\"We're heartsick,\" UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois said at the vigil. \"The loss of Riley and Reed cuts to our core.\"

\"No one is going through this alone,\" said student body president Chandler Crean as he wiped away tears.

“UNC Charlotte cannot and will not be defined by this tragedy. Instead, we will be defined by how we respond to it.” - Chancellor Dubois #CharlotteStrong pic.twitter.com/QqySB6kVhC

— UNC Charlotte (@unccharlotte) May 2, 2019

United. #CharlotteStrong pic.twitter.com/vI9QhZJf8L

— UNC Charlotte (@unccharlotte) May 2, 2019

The four injured students are expected to make full recoveries.

Among the injured is 23-year-old Emily Houpt, who is set to graduate next week.

Howell was killed while fighting the gunman, said Putney.

Putney called Howell a \"hero\" whose \"sacrifice saved lives.\"

Terrell has been charged with two counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder, four counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, possession of a firearm on educational property and discharging a firearm on educational property.

ABC News' Steve Osunsami and Janice McDonald contributed to this report.

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