Melbourne police investigating possible suicide on FIT campus

Police are investigating after a man was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound in a vehicle on the Florida Institute of Technology campus Saturday afternoon.

Lt. Trevor Shaffer with Melbourne Police Department said officers were called just after 1:30 p.m.

The death is being treated as a possible suicide and no suspects are being sought, Shaffer said.

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There was a heavy police presence on campus as police investigated the man's death near the L3Harris Commons building.

Adam Lowenstein, FIT spokesman, emphasized that there was no threat to students and that the university was allowing police to conduct their investigation.

"We sent out an alert to our campus community about the police presence asking people to steer clear," Lowenstein said.

No further information was immediately available as of Saturday afternoon.

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