Sign for Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Penn.Photo:Education Images/Universal Images Group via GettyChristian Samay died on the campus of Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, according to a letter from college president John C. BravmanThe young man was reportedly pronounced dead just before 2 p.m. local time Tuesday at the school’s Phi Gamma Delta locationSamay’s death does not appear suspicious and is not connected to an active shooter hoax that occurred on campus on Friday, Bravman saidA Pennsylvania college community is mourning the death of a student who was set to graduate later this year.Bucknell University student Christian Samay died Saturday on campus,according to a letter from school president John C. Bravman.The circumstances surrounding the death at the school in Lewisburg “are not suspicious,” he added.“This is an unspeakable loss for the Bucknell community, and our hearts go out Christian’s family and friends,” Bravman said in his letter.Members of Bucknell’s on-campus community were alerted to an investigation at the school’s Phi Gamma Delta location on University Avenue Saturday, according toThe Tribune Democrat,The Daily ItemandPennLive.com.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.He was pronounced dead at 1:50 p.m. local time, PennLive.com reported.Samay was from Mountain Lakes, N.J., according toThe Tribune DemocratandUSA Today. His cause of death has not been released.Union County Coroner Dominick Adamo has said an investigation into the student’s death is ongoing, according toThe Tribune DemocratandThe Daily Item.Adamo also said an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, according to PennLive.com. The coroner’s office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Bravmen said Samay’s death was not connected to a reported active shooter that occurred on the Bucknell campus on Friday.The universityhas announcedthat the report of an active shooter “was a hoax coordinated out of Virginia.”Monday’s classes were canceled at the university following Samay’s death, according toThe Daily Item. Counselors and campus chaplains were also made available to students, Bravman said in his letter.“I call upon all Bucknellians to support each other In this difficult time, and to keep Christian’s family in your prayers,” the school president wrote.
Sign for Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Penn.Photo:Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty
Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty
Christian Samay died on the campus of Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, according to a letter from college president John C. BravmanThe young man was reportedly pronounced dead just before 2 p.m. local time Tuesday at the school’s Phi Gamma Delta locationSamay’s death does not appear suspicious and is not connected to an active shooter hoax that occurred on campus on Friday, Bravman saidA Pennsylvania college community is mourning the death of a student who was set to graduate later this year.Bucknell University student Christian Samay died Saturday on campus,according to a letter from school president John C. Bravman.The circumstances surrounding the death at the school in Lewisburg “are not suspicious,” he added.“This is an unspeakable loss for the Bucknell community, and our hearts go out Christian’s family and friends,” Bravman said in his letter.Members of Bucknell’s on-campus community were alerted to an investigation at the school’s Phi Gamma Delta location on University Avenue Saturday, according toThe Tribune Democrat,The Daily ItemandPennLive.com.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.He was pronounced dead at 1:50 p.m. local time, PennLive.com reported.Samay was from Mountain Lakes, N.J., according toThe Tribune DemocratandUSA Today. His cause of death has not been released.Union County Coroner Dominick Adamo has said an investigation into the student’s death is ongoing, according toThe Tribune DemocratandThe Daily Item.Adamo also said an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, according to PennLive.com. The coroner’s office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Bravmen said Samay’s death was not connected to a reported active shooter that occurred on the Bucknell campus on Friday.The universityhas announcedthat the report of an active shooter “was a hoax coordinated out of Virginia.”Monday’s classes were canceled at the university following Samay’s death, according toThe Daily Item. Counselors and campus chaplains were also made available to students, Bravman said in his letter.“I call upon all Bucknellians to support each other In this difficult time, and to keep Christian’s family in your prayers,” the school president wrote.
A Pennsylvania college community is mourning the death of a student who was set to graduate later this year.
Bucknell University student Christian Samay died Saturday on campus,according to a letter from school president John C. Bravman.
The circumstances surrounding the death at the school in Lewisburg “are not suspicious,” he added.
“This is an unspeakable loss for the Bucknell community, and our hearts go out Christian’s family and friends,” Bravman said in his letter.
Members of Bucknell’s on-campus community were alerted to an investigation at the school’s Phi Gamma Delta location on University Avenue Saturday, according toThe Tribune Democrat,The Daily ItemandPennLive.com.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
He was pronounced dead at 1:50 p.m. local time, PennLive.com reported.
Samay was from Mountain Lakes, N.J., according toThe Tribune DemocratandUSA Today. His cause of death has not been released.
Union County Coroner Dominick Adamo has said an investigation into the student’s death is ongoing, according toThe Tribune DemocratandThe Daily Item.
Adamo also said an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, according to PennLive.com. The coroner’s office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Bravmen said Samay’s death was not connected to a reported active shooter that occurred on the Bucknell campus on Friday.
The universityhas announcedthat the report of an active shooter “was a hoax coordinated out of Virginia.”
Monday’s classes were canceled at the university following Samay’s death, according toThe Daily Item. Counselors and campus chaplains were also made available to students, Bravman said in his letter.
“I call upon all Bucknellians to support each other In this difficult time, and to keep Christian’s family in your prayers,” the school president wrote.
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