A University student was found conscious but in serious condition after what police assume was a fall from the top of the Life Sciences Building on campus.
“It was either a freak accident or he was trying to harm himself,” said Sgt. Blake Tabor, LSU Police Department spokesman.
Tabor said officers found the student on the concrete outside the building before 11 a.m.
Though officers found the student “conscious and still breathing,” Tabor said they assume the student’s injuries “are serious.”
The student was taken to the hospital, and was able to communicate with EMS personnel but unable to communicate any useful information, Tabor said.
Officers are working to find the student’s class schedule to determine why he would have been in the Life Sciences Building. Detectives are looking on the roof for clues to determine if the student was working there or was trying to harm himself, Tabor said.
The roof to the Life Sciences Building is usually locked and Kevin Carman, dean of the College of Basic Sciences, said he couldn’t imagine a reason for a student to be up there.
“It’s all kind of taking shape at this point,” Carman said. “But it’s all very tragic.”
Tabor said officers have spoken with a few witnesses but haven’t found someone who saw the student fall from the building.
Joseph Bond, biological sciences and psychology senior, said he saw the student on the ground but didn’t see his face to identify him. Bond said he noticed the student wasn’t wearing shoes.
“When I saw he didn’t have shoes on, my firs inclination was that he jumped,” Bond said. “I like to think the best, but that was sort of a red flag.”
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