Nov 03, 2004 12:11
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From: University News [mailto:universitynews@csupomona.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 9:50 AM
To: faculty@csupomona.edu; students@csupomona.edu; staff@csupomona.edu
Subject: Student Death on Campus
Importance: High
CAMPUS ADVISORY - STUDENT FOUND DEAD IN ENGINEERING LABORATORY
The body of a 19-year Cal Poly Pomona student was discovered by a custodian in an Engineering computer lab (Building 17-2109) at 3:36 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3. The young man appeared to have died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound. The University Police and Los Angeles County Sheriff's departments are investigating the apparent suicide.
The student's identity has been withheld until his family has been notified.
The computer lab and its surrounding areas on the east wing's second floor have been cordoned off while the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office and other auxiliary agencies complete their work. This area will be closed throughout the day. Faculty and staff offices are not impacted.
A freshman electrical engineering class, ECE 114 and ECE 114L, scheduled from noon to 2 p.m., in 17-2103, will be moved. For information about classes, contact the Electrical Engineering department at (909) 869-2511.
As more information becomes available, it will be posted on PolyCentric
Got this this morning when I woke up. Wonder if it had anything to do with the election..
I was in that building last night, in a computer lab really close to that one (2109). I was working in that lab on monday night too.. The building after 10 pm is only by card access, and as I used my card to get in last night, I'd imagine they'll look at the access records and see me on there. So maybe I'll get questioned, don't know.
As for how you get a shotgun on campus (even at night) and why did it in a computer lab, I really don't know.