Did a student reporter for @ESPNU 'joke' that the FSU gunman was 'heading for' star QB Jameis Winston?

Many Tweeters are furious at this tweet from @ESPNU student reporter Marisa Martin regarding last night’s shooting of three students at FSU:

Post by ESPN Reporter Marisa Martin (@marisam24) about #FSU shooting. pic.twitter.com/LJupuLA0hp

— Corey Dierdorff (@coreydierdorff) November 20, 2014

Oh my…

And she allegedly followed up with these tweets both apologizing and defending her “joke” and “opinions”:

https://twitter.com/the_barbarion/status/535336449021734914

https://twitter.com/callmehuff/status/535342165443231744

Her account is no longer active:

https://twitter.com/mcmullenforus/status/535326829666902017

But there is a report from Alabama Campus Connection, the “official twitter for ESPNU Campus Connection at The University of Alabama,” that Miller’s account was “compromised” and an investigation is ongoing:

https://twitter.com/UACampusConnect/status/535327160245182464

https://twitter.com/UACampusConnect/status/535334776497254400

https://twitter.com/UACampusConnect/status/535334859775164416

https://twitter.com/UACampusConnect/status/535335189661384705

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https://twitter.com/UACampusConnect/status/535337456309379072

Or not. WLBT TV reporter C.J. LeMaster tweets:

Person behind @UACampusConnect may be Martin herself. Her Facebook profile says she's the director of @ESPNU's Campus Connection for Alabama

— C.J. LeMaster (@CJLeMaster) November 20, 2014

We’ll be following this story for more updates.

Related:

 #PrayForFSU: Shooting at Florida State Univ. leaves 3 students injured, gunman dead

Editor’s note: The post has been updated to correct a typo.