PULLMAN — The cafe manager killed in the deadly siege in Sydney, Australia, was a graduate of Washington State University.
Spokesman Rob Strenge in Pullman says Tori Johnson graduated with honors in 2003 with a degree in hotel and restaurant administration. Strenge says Johnson apparently transferred to WSU for his final year.
The 34-year-old Johnson was one of two hostages killed along with the gunman in the 16-hour siege that ended when police stormed the Lindt Chocolat Cafe.
Officials have yet to say whether the two hostages died in crossfire or were shot by their captor.
