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An Auburn University freshman was found dead inside his dorm room this afternoon.

Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said Auburn police received a 911 call about 3:13 p.m. Sunday from the student's parents. They called police to request a welfare check after they were unable to reach their son.

When officers and paramedics arrived at the dorm, they found the 18-year-old student dead in his room. They have not released the name of the dorm.

Harris pronounced the student dead on the scene at 3:26 p.m. Authorities are not yet releasing the student's name, at the request of his parents, but said he isn't local. His body was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery for an autopsy. Foul play is not suspected.

The investigation is ongoing by the Lee County Sheriff's Office, the Lee County Coroner's Office and the ADFS.