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Here’s a timeline of events in the extortion and shooting death of University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey

Here is a timeline of events leading up to the Oct. 22 shooting death of University of Utah student-athlete Lauren McCluskey, as compiled by University of Utah police and with additional Tribune reporting.

Sept. 2: Lauren McCluskey met Melvin Shawn Rowland at a local bar where he was working as a bouncer and began a relationship with him. He visited her often at her residence hall and built friendships with other students in the building. While police did not specify the bar, FOX13 has reported Rowland had worked in the past as a bouncer inside Maxwell’s East Coast Eatery.