Update: Student Found Dead in Kent State Dorm; Autopsy may be Today

A student was room on the campus Sunday afternoon.

Officials are not releasing the man's ID but confirmed a student was found dead in his fourth-floor room of Leebrick Hall at about 4:45 p.m. Sunday.

Kent State spokesperson Emily Vincent said his body was found during a welfare check.

"Which is when a family member calls and says they haven't heard from the family member/student in a while," Vincent said in an email. "At this time in the investigation, foul play is not suspected."

Police are not releasing the man's name until family have been notified.

The chief investigator for the Portage County Coroner's Office, Tom Decker, told Kent Wired the student was a black male in his twenties.

Decker told Kent Patch that how long the man lay dead before he was found "has not been determined yet."

An autopsy is expected to be done today by the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.

Students took to Twitter Sunday night to tweet with a wide range of posts from solemn condolences to unconfirmed rumors that the man had been stabbed to death. As a result, "Leebrick" started trending in the Cleveland area on Twitter.

The "To Write Love on Her Arms" group at Kent State tweeted that a candlelight vigil is in the works for the dead student.

Leebrick Hall comprises single rooms and is home to about 325 students, according to the university's website. Alcohol is allowed for of-age students on floors one through five of the 12-floor, co-ed dorm. It is a part of the Tri-Towers dorm complex off Loop Road on the eastern edge of campus.

Look for updates to this developing story here on Kent Patch. Editor's Note: the headline in this story was changed shortly after it was posted to "Student Found Dead..." to more accurately tell the story.