Weapons, explosives found in dorm on Florida campus
By The Associated Press
This article was originally published March 18, 2013 at 6:37 a.m. Updated March 18, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Authorities investigating the apparent suicide of a college student 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 about 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 man was a student at the university.
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 what they described as an assault 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 devices Monday morning.
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