COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus State University community is mourning the loss of Professor Erica Anderson, who was accidentally shot and killed inside her home earlier this week.

According to Columbus police, Anderson died after being shot by a woman at her home in the 1600 block of 17th Avenue.

The call came to the police just after midnight Monday morning.

Anderson was in her first semester teaching at CSU, where she had already made a lasting impact on students and colleagues.

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She was listed as a lecturer in the College of the Arts and supervised the costume shop for the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Steven Graver, a professor in CSU’s Department of Theatr

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