A homicide investigation is underway after a student was killed in a residence hall at Purdue University in Indiana, school officials said early Wednesday.
A 911 call was made to university police around 12:45 a.m., school spokesperson Tim Doty said. The suspect, described as “the victim’s roommate,” made the call and was taken into custody, according to the official.
“There is no threat to the community,” Doty said.
Authorities have not identified the victim or the suspect or released any details about how the slain student was killed.
Purdue has about 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled for the fall semester, according to its website.
The investigation is ongoing.
Purdue President Mitch Daniels called the news “as tragic an event as we can imagine happening on our campus and our hearts and thoughts go out to all of those affected by this terrible event.”
Staff at residence halls and clinicians with the school’s counseling and psychological services are providing support to students in need, he said in a statement Wednesday morning.
Daniels assured everyone that the campus is a safe. “Compared with cities of Purdue’s population (approximately 60,000 in all), we experience a tiny fraction of violent and property crime that occurs elsewhere,” he said.
“Such statistics are of no consolation on a day like this,” he added. “A death on our campus and among our Purdue family affects each of us deeply.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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