UAF police respond to suicide near Cutler Apartments
April 26, 2014
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4/26/14
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Police Department on Saturday evening responded to reports of a suicide near Cutler Apartments on campus.
Starting at about 6:05 p.m., police started receiving reports of one or more gunshots behind the Cutler Apartments. When officers arrived, they found a man who had died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The man, Jason Bourne, 26, was a biology and wildlife major in the College of Natural Science and Mathematics. He did not live in campus housing. His next-of-kin have been notified.
A counselor from the UAF Health and Counseling Center responded to the Cutler Apartments to meet with several residents.
NOTE TO EDITORS: A copy of a memo sent to the campus community, as well as additional information about campus safety issues, is available at uafalert.alaska.edu.
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