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While OU freshman Alan Joseph Hruby was sitting in Stephens County Jail, armed OUPD officers in civilian clothes were monitoring Headington Hall in case he was released.
Hruby, 19, was charged Wednesday for the shooting deaths of parents John Hruby, 50, Joy “Tinker” Hruby, 48, and sister Katherine Hruby, 17, Thursday night in their Duncan, Oklahoma home.
At least one officer was posted at Headington Hall from the time Hruby was detained Monday until the time he was charged, OUPD spokesperson Maj. Bruce Chan said.
OUPD was contacted by Duncan police and served a warrant at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday to search Hruby’s room in Headington Hall, Chan said.
OU spokesperson Corbin Wallace issued a statement Tuesday saying the university was monitoring the situation to ensure campus safety, but he would not comment Wednesday to clarify how the university was ensuring campus safety because “doing so would hamper those efforts.”
In an exclusive interview with The Daily, OU President David Boren said the university didn’t comment because officials wanted to make they weren’t violating federal law protecting student privacy.
OU issued a “no trespass order” as soon as the university was told Hruby was a “person of suspicion,” Boren said.
Now Hruby is banned for life from OU, Boren said.
Alan Hruby had no record of misconduct at OU, and no one ever reported strange behavior, Boren said.
The university didn’t know anything until Duncan police called Monday, Boren said.
Duncan police said they were going to charge Hruby with stolen check charges and probation violations from an August 2013 felony charge for credit card fraud so they could hold him in Stephens County Jail, Boren said.
“We’ve had outstanding cooperation with the Duncan Police,” Boren said.
Boren explained what happens when an OU student is involved in a violent crime off campus:
• Local authorities contact OUPD
• OUPD Chief Liz Woollen contacts Boren if there are immediate safety concerns
• If Boren cannot be reached in an emergency, OUPD contacts the provost
• In a non-emergency, Woollen contacts the OU Board of Regents’ General Counsel
Alan Hruby's next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 17. He does not currently have an attorney for this case.
“It’s just an unimaginable horror,” Boren said.
