Penn State news by
Penn State's student blog

Topics

More

Police: No Foul Play Involved In Fraternity Member’s Death

State College Police said on Monday that no foul play was involved in the death of a Penn State fraternity member on Sunday.

Members of Alpha Phi Delta fraternity called police and EMS at about 1:15 p.m. after they discovered the 22-year-old unresponsive in his room at the fraternity house. They had checked in on him after a friend contacted them concerned that she had been unable to reach him, according to a statement from the fraternity’s national organization.

State College Police Lt. Keith Robb said there were “absolutely no indications of foul play” and that the death was not related to any fraternity activity.

The Centre County Coroner’s Office has not released an official cause of death.

According to the fraternity’s statement, the deceased was a College of Information Sciences and Technology student from Arizona who was on track to graduate from Penn State in May. He was also a member of the Navy ROTC program.

“Words are scarcely able to express the grief we… are feeling at this moment,” the statement said. “We offer our prayers and deepest sympathy to his family.”

It marked the second death of a Penn State College of IST student reported over the weekend, following the death of a sixth-semester student from Huntingdon Valley. The circumstances of his death have not been reported.

“We are devastated by the recent passing of two College of IST students…,” Dean Andrew Sears said in a statement. “We send our sincerest condolences to their family, friends and classmates… In these difficult times I hope we can join together as a community for support, comfort and strength while we collectively mourn the loss of these lives ended far too soon.” 

Your ad blocker is on.

Please choose an option below.

Sign up for our e-mail newsletter:
OR
Support quality journalism:
Purchase a Subscription!

About the Author

Geoff Rushton (StateCollege.com)

Geoff Rushton is managing editor for StateCollege.com. Contact him at [email protected] or find him on Twitter at @geoffrushton.

Hungry Dogs Run Faster: Matt Brown’s Senior Column

“Thank you for everything, Blog.”

James Franklin Traverses Maryland To Celebrate Olu Fashanu & Chop Robinson On NFL Draft Night

Fashanu and Robinson’s selections mark Franklin’s 22nd and 23rd first-round products.

Penn State History Lesson: The 2008 Mifflin Streak Lawsuits

Due to precedent set in 2008, participants of the annual naked run cannot be arrested for public indecency or lewdness.

Follow on Another Platform
113kFollowers
164kFollowers
59.7kFollowers
4,570Subscribers
Other posts by Geoff

Man Pleads Guilty In Connection With Crash That Killed Penn State Student

Ahmed Alqubaisi pleaded guilty to one felony count of accidents involving death or personal injury for the the September 12 crash that killed a 25-year-old Penn State graduate student.

Penn State Professor Facing More Charges For Lewd Acts, Indecent Exposure In State Forest

Condo Hotel & Commercial Building Proposed For Downtown State College