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A university spokesperson said UO community is “deeply saddened” by the death of LeAnna Pitts, who had worked at the university for about 10 years.

A 52-year-old woman police say was shot and killed by her husband Thursday, Oct. 1, worked as a director in the facilities department at the University of Oregon.

LeAnna Pitts was director of work management and administrative support within the university’s Campus Planning and Facilities Management team.

“The University of Oregon is deeply saddened by the death of LeAnna Pitts. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time,” Angela Seydel, a UO spokesperson, said in a statement Friday.

The university is making support available to employees, Seydel said.

An organizational chart on the university’s website listed Pitts as overseeing four managers tasked with various construction and facilities responsibilities.

Pitts worked at UO since 2016, Seydel said. A social media profile for Pitts listed her as previously working for eight years at Oregon State University, including time as a facilities manager.

On Thursday morning police responded to a home on the 5400 block of Fox Hollow Road, near the southern city limits of Eugene. Pitts had been shot and killed, Eugene police spokesperson Chelsea Deffenbacher said Thursday.

That evening, police announced the arrest of 55-year-old Gregory Allen Pitts on suspicion of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon.

Pitts was charged Friday in Lane County Circuit Court with the murder of Pitts, as well as the weapons charge. He was being held in Lane County Jail.