By COLLEEN CURRY
Homemade bombs, guns and a dead body found inside a dorm at the University of Central Florida early this morning have caused the school to cancel classes and evacuate nearby dorm residents.
Police are investigating the death of a student who they believe died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. They are also investigating and removing several bombs and weapons that were found nearby, according to information released by the university.
Campus police received a fire alarm call to the school's Tower 1 residence hall around 12:20 a.m. today, according to the university. When officers responded to that call, they received an additional emergency call about a man with a gun.
When they arrived, police said they found the man, now identified as a student, already deceased from the gunshot wound. Police evacuated the residence hall and a nearby parking garage.
Investigators then found a handgun, an assault weapon, and several improvised explosive devices nearby. Police did not say whether the weapons were found in the garage or Tower 1.
A bomb squad from the Orange County Sheriff's Department is investigating the explosive devices, and officers from the sheriff's office, FBI, and campus police are looking into the man's death, according to the school.
Police have not yet released the identity of the deceased man.
"University police responded immediately when we received a fire alarm call and a subsequent 911 call," Police Chief Richard Beary said in a statement released by the school. "The safety of our students in Tower 1 and our entire campus community is our top priority."
Students who were evacuated from their dorm rooms in the Tower 1 residence hall will be housed at the UCF Arena until they are allowed back into their rooms, the school said.
Classes will resume on the rest of campus at noon today.
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