Tragedy has struck Southern University as 20-year-old student Caleb Wilson collapsed and died during an off-campus fraternity ritual. Wilson, a junior mechanical engineering major from Kenner, Louisiana, was participating in an Omega Psi Phi fraternity event when he became unresponsive.
Friends transported him to Baton Rouge General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. The university has expressed condolences and is cooperating with the Baton Rouge Police Department in an ongoing investigation. In response, Southern University has suspended all campus organization activities until further notice.
Wilson was unresponsive when a group of friends brought him to Baton Rouge General Hospital on Bluebonnet Boulevard early Thursday morning, Feb. 27.
The group had been at North Sherwood Forest Community Park prior to being brought to the hospital, investigators said.
Hospital staff pronounced the student dead and called Baton Rouge Police at 3:15 a.m., triggering a death investigation.
Southern University released the following statement:
Southern University and A&M College is aware of an off-campus incident that may have resulted in the death of student Caleb Wilson, a junior from New Orleans majoring in mechanical engineering. The campus community extends condolences to his family, classmates and loved ones.
Southern is cooperating fully with the Baton Rouge Police Department, which is in charge of the investigation. No further information is available at this time.
Counseling services are available for Southern University students, faculty and staff. Resources can be found at subr.edu/ucc.Southern University
