Outside a house on the 200 block of Hathway Ave, where police came following a shooting Wednesday afternoon.
Mustang Daily Staff Report
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Update 9:35 p.m.
Police are treating the student death on Hathway Avenue as an “apparent suicide,” San Luis Obispo Police Department Lt. Bill Proll confirmed late Wednesday evening.
Proll declined to discuss details of the case because of its sensitivity.
Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong also sent an email along with Vice President for Student Affairs Keith Humphrey to the campus community informing them of the death.
“Today we learned that one of our fellow Mustangs passed away at an off-campus location,” Armstrong and Humphrey wrote. “To respect the privacy of the family, we will not provide specific incident information. This is devastating news as we begin a new school year, and our thoughts during this time are with those most affected by this situation.”
Update 3:15 p.m.
One student is dead after a shooting near campus Wednesday afternoon, San Luis Obispo Police Department Sgt. Fred Mickel said.
Police responded to a call reporting the sound of a shot fired on Hathway Avenue and found a male student with a gunshot wound to the head inside the house, Mickel said.
There is no danger to the surrounding area, Mickel added, but he said it was too early to declare the incident a suicide.
The Cal Poly Office of Student Affairs is aware of the student death, but university spokesperson Matt Lazier said it is too early to begin arranging specific services for friends of the victim. Cal Poly will work with the victim’s family to decide if a memorial should take place on campus, Lazier said.
Update 3:15 p.m.
Associated Students, Inc. President Jason Colombini has been at the house for nearly an hour where one person was injured Wednesday afternoon.
“I’m just here to help the members who are grieving,” Colombini said.
Colombini declined to confirm if the victim was a student.
Original post
The San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) confirmed Wednesday afternoon that a male victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head inside a house near Cal Poly’s campus.
At least four police vehicles were on scene near a house in the 200 block of Hathway Avenue. Several were from San Luis Obispo Police, who University Police Chief George Hughes said will be handling the case. University police were also on the scene.
Vice President of Student Affairs Keith Humphrey was also present on Hathway Avenue. Cal Poly spokesperson Matt Lazier said he could not provide additional information about the case, but added that it is something the university is aware of.
We will update this post as more information becomes available.
Benjy Egel and Sean McMinn contributed to this staff report.