1 dead in suspected student suicide at IU dorm

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April 14, 2010

By Associated Press Washington Times-Herald The Washington Times-Herald Wed Apr 14, 2010, 07:16 AM EDT

Bloomington — Indiana University police say an adult male believed to be a student was found dead in a dormitory room's closet and may have killed himself by inhaling a hazardous chemical from a bucket.

The body was found Tuesday afternoon in a third-floor room at Willkie Residence Center.

The victim's name has not been released, pending notification of relatives.

Acting IU Police Chief Jerry Minger says the student who lived in that room had not been seen for several days. Staff checking on his welfare found the door to the room barricaded.

When they opened it they found a sign reading "Warning H2S" on the closet door — an apparent reference to the deadly gas hydrogen sulfide — and left.

Police found the male's body inside with a bucket filled with an unidentified liquid.

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