November 9, 2023, News Release

The James Madison University Police Department requested the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Culpeper Field Office to conduct a death investigation. At approximately 2:30 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 9), a 19-year-old male subject was found deceased in a dormitory on the campus of James Madison University. At this stage of the investigation, the death does not appear to be suspicious in nature. The investigation remains ongoing.