Editor's Note: This is a developing situation, and this story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Multiple Oxford Police Department (OPD) and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to an incident at Hawks Landing the night of Oct. 7.
According to an email from Hawks Landing management, the activity was due to the death of one of the residents of the building. Hawks Landing became student housing at the start of the semester.
“These situations are particularly difficult for everyone, and we ask that you keep [the] family [and] friends in your thoughts and prayers,” the statement read.
Seth Bauguess, senior director of communications at Miami University, said the incident is being investigated by the Oxford Police Department, but there has been no indication of foul play.
“With great sadness I can confirm the death of a Miami University student in their apartment Tuesday evening at the Hawks Landing apartment complex off campus, and our immediate concern is the support of their family and friends,” Bauguess said in a statement to The Miami Student.
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