In the United States, an Indian-American professor was among three people killed when a woman teacher allegedly opened fire during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in the southern city of Huntsville. The city Police Chief Henry Reyes identified the Indian-American professor as Gopi Podilla, who was the Chairman of the biological sciences department. The other two killed were associate professors of biology.Local media reports, three people were also injured in the incident which took place on Friday. Reyes said a woman shooting suspect is in custody and a second person was detained, but not arrested. Police did not give the reason behind the incident, but local television citing authorities, earlier said the woman shooter had opened fire after learning at a biology faculty meeting that she would not be granted tenure.