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Friends 'shocked' by student's death


ASU provided counseling to more than 50 students and made it available to the family of a San Pablo Hall resident who was found dead in his room Friday morning.

Industrial design freshman Brian Carver was found by his roommate in his bed shortly before 11 a.m. Friday, said Manny Romero, ASU spokesman.

San Pablo resident and business freshman Alan Cechanowicz said Sunday that there is a "somber atmosphere" at the residence hall.

"Everyone's just kinda bummed out," he said.

Carver had a medical history of epilepsy, and police reportedly found epilepsy medication at the scene.

Tempe fire crews that responded to the hall Friday did not perform CPR on Carver because "when they arrived on the scene, the person ... had obviously passed away," said Tempe fire spokesman Phil Rohe.

He said Carver might have passed away some time overnight. Romero said investigators found "no signs of foul play" in the room.

Romero said the only resident displaced by the investigation was Carver's roommate, who was picked up by his father on Friday.

Romero said he was unaware of any plans for a memorial service but said Carver's family would be in contact with the Office of Student Life regarding any such plans.

Carver's family did not return a call for comment but were scheduled to fly to the Valley over the weekend, Romero said.

Briana Burke, a resident of San Pablo and an undeclared freshman, said Carver's death was a shock to her and her friends because they had not known about his medical problems.

"Everyone is just really shocked and upset," Burke said.

Residential Life officials closed the hall to visitors as they consoled students, but Cechanowicz said the hall had reopened by Friday evening.

Both Burke and Cechanowicz said they had hung out with Carver and both called him a "really nice kid."

"He always said 'hi' to me, even though we weren't that good of friends," Burke said.

Reporter Emilia Arnold contributed to this story.

Reach the reporter at brian.indrelunas@asu.edu.


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