Explosive Device, Corpse Found on UCF Campus

8:11 AM, Mar 18, 2013   |    comments
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Natalie DiBlasio, USA TODAY

Hundreds of students have been evacuated from a dorm on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando after explosive devices were found while authorities were investigating a death.

UCF spokesman Grant Heston said a body was found in a bedroom in a dorm. While police were investigating, they also found an assault weapon and improvised explosive devices in the room, Heston said.

Police found the male dead from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It was not immediately clear if the male is a student.

The dorm, called Tower 1, is a residence hall for about 500 students. Students have been evacuated and a parking garage was closed.

UCF's main campus is closed until noon. All classes scheduled to begin before noon will not be held today, according to an alert on the UCF website.

Police and the FBI are on the scene.