Student Found Dead in University Dorm Room

A North Potomac student at the University of Notre Dame died Wednesday in his room, school officials said online.

Jake Scanlan, 20, a junior, was a mechanical engineering major at the school.

“On behalf of the entire University, I extend my deepest condolences and heartfelt prayers to Jake’s family and friends, and to his parents especially. I pray that they may find some solace in God’s grace, and support through Jake’s extended Notre Dame family. We mourn with them on this tragic occasion,” said Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame president, on the school’s website.

Scanlan was found unresponsive in bed by his roommate at about 7:30 a.m. Immediate attempts to resuscitate by fellow students, including an emergency medical technician, and then by responding emergency personnel, did not revive him. There were no signs of trauma or other indications of foul play.

St. Joseph County Coroner Michael O’Connell will determine the cause of death.

A memorial Mass will be said Thursday morning at the university for Scanlan.