Crime & Safety
College Student From Long Island Found Dead in Dorm
The SUNY New Paltz student was discovered by University Police on Sunday afternoon, reports say.
A college student from East Northport was found dead in his dorm room Sunday afternoon, according to the Times Herald-Record.
SUNY New Paltz Police responded to a 911 call and found Thomas O’Rourke, a junior biology major, not breathing, according to the Record.
The cause of O’Rourke’s death is under investigation, but police do not believe any criminality was involved, the publication reports.
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