UPDATE: FAU Police block access to Indian River Towers due to death on campus
Only residents were allowed to enter the building.
Boca Raton Police were called to Indian River Towers Wednesday after a student died in the residence hall. Jonathan Scott | Contributing Photographer
November 10, 2016
Update: At 6:13 p.m., FAU Police announced via Twitter that a person was found unresponsive inside Indian River Towers. Police said they do not suspect foul play.
@FAUPD Foul play is not suspected. There is no more information until next of kin are informed & the Medical Examiner’s report is complete.
— FAU Police (@FAUPD) November 10, 2016
On Thursday, Indian River Towers was blocked off from late afternoon to early evening by the Florida Atlantic Police Department due to a death on campus.
At 3:30 p.m. there were several campus police cars, two crime scene investigation vans and FAU Community Service Officers outside the building’s main entrance near the front parking lot. Members of Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services were also called to the scene, but left around 3:45 p.m.
The parking lot immediately in front of IRT was blocked off by cones. Only residents were allowed to enter and exit the building.
The University Press has reached out to Media Relations and the Housing and Residential Life Department, but has yet to receive a response as of publication time.
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Mother • Nov 13, 2016 at 11:41 pm
As a mother, I agree with the first comment. Though the face is not shown, there is no reason to show the stretcher being wheeled out. If this were my kid, I’d be devastated. More disturbing are the cold, insensitive remarks made by the subsequent commentators. Where is your kindness? tolerance? This person, who passed away is someone’s child. A photo of the stretcher does not add to the article anything but voyeurism. Crazy that this first commentator is appears to be cyber bullied for showing compassion. At a time like this, respect and compassion are far more constructive and appropriate. Prayers to this kid’s family and friends. Very sad.
Student • Nov 12, 2016 at 1:59 pm
I agree with the first post. Let’s show some respect and dignity for the person and their family. I understand wanting to have a story, but there’s also a line of sensitivity and respect when it comes to a persons death.
Student • Nov 11, 2016 at 1:57 pm
Whoever the bright shade of dumb young cuntambling on about posting the photograph, I hope you’re sterile & can’t reproduce because Lord help us all if there’s another one of you running around this world. They don’t need to give consent. The person is unnamed & their face isn’t shown. As for this photo being plastered everywhere? This article has 3 retweet and 4 favorites on twitter at this moment in time. I’m more worried about you potentially having some halfway important job at Burger King than the state of this country. Considering you don’t know the person or the person’s family, how do you know they don’t know? Have you got a hidden all seeing eye up that sensitive ass of yours? Grow a pair. Free speach. Free press.
Max Jackson • Nov 11, 2016 at 1:37 pm
There is no big picture of the body…there is a picture of a stretcher being pulled out of a door.
And with that, even if the person was identifiable in the photo the UP would still not have to ask for the persons permission to use the photo..it’s a public place.
Sav • Nov 11, 2016 at 1:23 pm
To the comment above, stop complaining. They posted a photo of the event, not the body. Do you see a body in that photo? Because I see a white sheet over a stretcher.
Student #2? • Nov 11, 2016 at 12:39 pm
That’s absolutely out of line to include a picture of the body being removed from the building. Did you even so much as ask to receive permission to publish that photo?
Regardless of freedom of the press, it’s wildly disrespectful to all involved for you to put up that photo.
Seriously, do better UPress
Do not spam post from the same IP Address
Student • Nov 11, 2016 at 9:52 am
Uh… You probably shouldn’t be posting a photo of them removing the body from the building. The person is dead – they can’t give consent to have a photo of their body being removed from the building. The person’s family doesn’t know yet – and I doubt they would like this photo plastered everywhere.
Also it’s not respectful. Freedom of the press or not – it’s just a dick move.
Do better UPress.