A UNT student had been visiting an area of bars near campus the night before she was found murdered, a family member said Wednesday.
Amanda Clairmont, 21, was with at least one other person on Fry Street Saturday night, said her half-brother Mike Gawlik.
Clairmont, a religion major set to graduate in May, was found shot to death about 6 a.m. Sunday in a vacant parking lot in nearby Corinth, police said. Her headlights were on and her passenger door was open.
"The world was robbed that day,” Gawlik said. "Not only did I just lose a sister, but the world lost a hero. I don't think people realize the impact she had on so many people's lives in such a short period of time."
Gawlik was careful not to release any details that could compromise the investigation.
"Beyond the element of how terrible it is, there's certainly a lot of vengeance in my own heart,” he said. “But more importantly I hope that there's justice. And I hope that there's peace with my family."
He describes his sister as charismatic and someone who was always positive.
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"She was bubbly, she was loving, she was kind, she was more loving to a stranger than the average person was because she believed everyone had good in them,” he said.
A Corinth police spokesman said Wednesday the investigation was continuing and there were no updates to announce publicly.
It was just last year, another UNT student, Jacqueline Vandagriff, met a man at a Fry Street bar and was murdered that same night. The suspect in that case was arrested and is awaiting trial.
