Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old college student has d!ed after allegedly participating in an off-campus fraternity ritual.
The Southern University student was allegedly participating in an Omega Psi Phi fraternity ritual when he collapsed.
Sources told officers that those participating in the event had been standing in a line as part of the initiation process when Wilson reportedly collapsed, per the station.
Wilson was unresponsive when a group of friends brought him to Baton Rouge Hospital early Thursday morning, according to authorities.
The group had been at North Sherwood Forest Community Park, according to investigators.
Hospital staff pronounced Wilson de@d and called the Baton Rouge Police Department at 3:15 a.m., triggering a death investigation.
“Southern University and A&M College is aware of an off-campus incident that may have resulted in the death of student Caleb Wilson, a junior from New Orleans majoring in mechanical engineering. The campus community extends condolences to his family, classmates and loved ones,” the university said in a statement.
Southern University said it is cooperating with the Baton Rouge Police Department.
An autopsy is being performed to determine the exact cause of de@th.
