NEWARK -- A student at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark died of a drug overdose on Sunday night, authorities said.

The fatal overdose occurred just after 4 p.m., and involved a male student, said Essex County Chief Assistant Prosector Thomas Fennelly.

Fennelly did not reveal the name of the student or say what kind of drug was involved.

The dormitory is Laurel Hall, which houses up to 598 upperclassmen and women, and graduate students, on Summit Avenue, according to NJIT. Students live in suites that include two bedrooms and a share bathroom.

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