Body Found in Vandiver Hall at University of Georgia

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From The Red and Black
REPORTED BY: Daniel Funke and Laura James


Police found a University of Georgia student dead in Vandiver Hall Tuesday night, according to UGA police chief Jimmy Williamson.
Police said the family of the student has been notified, but the student's name will not be released until tomorrow.
After arriving on the scene, police found a locked door to the suitemate's room and went in using a key. Police found one dead body.
Williamson held a press conference later Tuesday night and said no foul play was involved in the student's death, but he did not specify the cause of death or go into anymore details.
"There is nothing preliminary for us to think there is any foul play involved, but right now it's too early for us to try to talk about any cause of death," Williamson said.
The deceased student's suitemate Tevin Reeves said he alerted housing officials when he had not seen his roommate since Friday or Saturday.
"I was the one that basically found this, found out," Reeves said. "You know what I'm saying, I knew something was wrong."
Reeves was concerned when he smelled something coming from his roommate's room.
"I basically just told them that the room has been smelling up for the past couple of days. We ain't seen him, his lights been on, so it was smelling really bad so just bring somebody over and check it out," Reeves said.
Reeves alerted housing officials sometime between 7 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, he said. Reeves said he does not know any circumstances surrounding his roommate's death.
"I don't know anything, he was just a quiet dude, so I don't really know much about it," Reeves said.
Residents of the Vandiver Hall reported seeing Georgia Bureau of Investigation, a coroner and police in the building.
The student's body is being taken to the GBI crime lab in DeKalb County.
No other details about the incident have been released at this time. Check back at The Red & Black for more updates.