Baylor Beta Killed

Gunshot Ends Life of Graduate-to-be

Baylor University is mourning the loss of a senior student and a brother of Beta Theta Pi who was killed in a shooting Friday morning.

Ruidoso Downs, 23, was found dead around 1:45 a.m. Friday at his residence, a report said. The Beta's alumni adviser said the shooting came after a casual barbecue Thursday night at the fraternity house.

"He was a great leader," said a Beta alum. "He was a guy everybody looked up to. He was the reason you joined the fraternity if you were a younger guy."