Friday night, USC President Harris Pastides sent an email to members of USC's community in regards to Thursday's murder-suicide.
"The healing process has begun at the University of South Carolina, even as our community continues to grieve," he wrote.
Pastides thanked students, parents, alumni, presidents of other universities and all others who expressed their sympathy, specifically Gov. Nikki Haley and Mayor Steve Benjamin for their support. He also acknowledged Clemson University for wearing garnet and black to classes Friday.
With the newly released information that the shooter was Sunghee Kwon, Raja Fayad's ex-wife, Pastides readdressed the situation.
"We now know the tragedy resulted from a domestic dispute," Pastides wrote. "Domestic violence is, of course, a plague on our society and has shaken our university family yet again this year."
He added that the university will work to increase awareness and action to combat domestic violence.
Pastides thanked USCPD and other law enforcement agencies for their quick response and constant communication. With updates through texts, emails and social media, Pastides said he believed USC's community felt safe and well informed.
"We will learn from our experiences, work to be better, while praying that we never have to implement these protocols again," Pastides wrote.
He further thanked students, faculty and staff for their cooperation though out the past few days. Pastides added that the counseling center is available for those in need.
The investigation is ongoing and under the control of South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and the Richland County Coroner's office. Pastides wrote that they will continue to keep the community informed.