Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an individual whose body was found Friday morning on the University's Observatory Hill.
"The preliminary investigation showed that the death might not have been from natural causes," University Chief of Police Michael Gibson said in a University-wide email alert.
Gibson added the investigation is continuing but there is "no apparent threat to our community."
Emergency service providers were notified of the body at approximately 8:00 a.m.
Anyone with information pertaining to the case is urged to call the University Police Department at 924-7166.
UPDATE:
Police have identified the body found as a 33-year old white female and former University student, according to University Police Captain Michael Coleman.
The death is not being investigated as a homicide.
-compiled by Greg Lewis
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