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University of Central Florida Shut Down After Man Commits Suicide in Dorm and Cops Find Explosives

Mar. 18, 2013 9:10am Jonathon M. Seidl

Cops find explosives on campus dorm at UCF

The message that appears on the front of the UCF website.

ORLANDO, Fla. (TheBlaze/AP) — Authorities investigating an apparent suicide discovered weapons and explosive devices in a dorm on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando early Monday, and hundreds of students were evacuated, though the school said there was no immediate threat.

University police were called to the dorm around 12:20 a.m. after a fire alarm went off, UCF spokesman Grant Heston said. While they were on their way to the scene, a 911 call came in about a man with a gun.

Arriving officers found a man dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a residence at the Tower 1 dorm.

Heston said the dorm has suites, with a main kitchen and living area, along with four bedrooms. The dead man was inside one of the rooms. Inside the room, police also found a so-called “assault” weapon (although it’s unclear exactly what type of weapon), a handgun and improvised explosive devices.

Heston said the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI are helping with the investigation. The sheriff’s bomb squad was examining the explosive devises Monday morning.

About 500 students were evacuated from the dorm and an adjacent parking garage was closed.

“We don’t believe there is any imminent threat to the campus,” Heston said.

The university canceled classes through noon Monday as a precaution.

Officials have not said whether the dead man was a university student.

A statement on the university’s website said the UCF Arena would open to accommodate displaced students. Counselors would be available to talk to students who need assistance.

A spokeswoman for State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan said he was called this morning by UCF President John Hitt and told about the situation unfolding on campus.

“As far as we know no other students are in danger,” Kim Wilmath said.

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Sargeking
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 12:03pm
Far too many conclusions are being drawn from way too few facts. For instance, “assault weapon”, really? How convenient. “Improvised explosive devices”? Do you mean a box of shotgun shells and a box of matches? Once again there is all this panic mode evacuation nonsense. Someone running the show needs some new material! Remember, “It’s only a paper moon and it wouldn’t be make believe; if you believed in me”! LOL!

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looters_willmeet_shooters
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:52am
That’s my alma mater! It must be one of the newer dorms, which are quite nice. I hope it doesn’t blow up. If they’re evacuating the whole dorm that’s going to be at least 300 students. Fortunately, if there is one thing UCF has is buildings. We joked back then that UCF stands for Under Construction Forever, so there’s plenty of real estate there.

He must have snuck in an “assault rifle” quite stealthily. Those dorms are well lit 24/7. I wonder what his major was and how the “IED” came to be.

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DagneyT
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:35am
When they learn he marched with Occupy Wall Street, how long before they tell us? Anyone?

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 10:28am
  Never, unless Fox, Glenn, or Rush manage to hear anything about it.
  
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stumpygrim
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:33am
Jonathon Seidl,thank for the use of “so called” assault weapon. My guess is, this is another lie, that there was no, so called assault weapon present,but the cops and media will lie like hell, and say there was, to further odumass’ and the UN’s agenda.And why no name released,there again, do they need to scrub this persons facebook page, so we wont know he’s a lunatic lefty, or maybe a jihadist? Jonathon, stay on top of this one please!

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moreteaplease
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:30am
…police also found a so-called “assault” weapon (although it’s unclear exactly what type of weapon)”
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This could be anything from a rubber band sling shot to a Nerf gun these days.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:34am
  Don’t forget that toaster pastry!
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 10:01am
  A half empty box of Lipton tea bags also found in kitchen cabinet!
  
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biohazard23
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:29am
Time to ban college dorm rooms…

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:38am
  BIOHAZARD, Good morning. What really gets me is that a number of fellow students had to have seen what this guy was bringing into the building had to look suspicious. Another thing is how he interacted with his fellow students. It seems that the other 500 sheep in the tower continued to graze, smoke dope, and play video games.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqlsVZ1zxMk
  
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- biohazard23
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:48am
  Good morning, RJ! Judging from the students currently attending U Can’t Finish, I’m not the least bit surprised no one noticed a thing. Now, if his actions had interfered somehow with their Call of Duty or Portal game time, well then there would have been a serious problem.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 10:30am
  BIOHAZARD, Simply put, there are none so blind as those who refuse to see.
  
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- Wolf
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 6:49pm
  We’d be better off banning colleges and slow the infection by leaps and bounds.
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:26am
Another twisted evil person preparing to do even more evil. Yet, the left will blame nothing more than the gun’s existence.
On another note, earlier this morning I caught part of a story in the news about the discovery of a Kill List, along with other written details maintained by Adam Lanza for what appears to be more than a year. But again, the blame still falls on the existence of the gun(s) used.

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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 10:03am
  Good that the herd are culling themselves… and even better when nobody else gets taken with them. I’m sure the left is looking hard into whether he was former Military with PTSD issues to make another point….
  
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- biohazard23
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 10:12am
  @Time_To_End, they still won’t do a d@mned thing about getting loonies off the street and into treatment. They’ll just keep their laser-like focus on labeling people (especially former military members) with mental disorders of every variety to keep them from obtaining guns under their idea of “reasonable” gun control laws. Never mind helping the mentally ill, just keep guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens everywhere to make a liberal feel good.
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 10:27am
  I hear ya’ BIO… and can’t disagree with you comment in the slightest.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 10:34am
  TIME, BIO, I have the TV news on but muted with the radio on. I keep checking back and forth as well as other channels such as CNN and BSNBC. But, they seem to be taking care with the knowledge of the ABC jump the shark maneuver by ABC with James Holmes. What I really mean is that they are doing more research that will surely be shared with other networks for that consensus like outcome.
  
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SamIamTwo
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:26am
Shut down classes for that…in the day, back in the 60′s, we would simply carry on…TMI will stop the system. The digital age is gonna suck the life out of the nation.

Don’t get me wrong, I do care about people and such but this reactionary media madness is pulling us down.

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qpwillie
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 9:23am
Well the improvised explosive devices couldn’t have been a threat because we all know violent crimes can only be committed with guns. Ban the guns and all violent crime will magically vanish.

Don’t believe me? Ask Dianne Feinstein.

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