Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor

Update 2 a.m.:

FIU Police Chief Alexander Casas confirmed to PantherNOW that the deceased young man was an FIU student, and the cause of death was suicide.

His name is not being released at this time for the sake of his family.

Original Story:

A young man was found dead outside Parking Garage 5 on the Modesto Maidique Campus late Sunday evening.

The body was found some time around 11 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2 outside PG5. Some people took to Twitter saying they saw the man jump off the garage and saw police cars at the scene.

just witnessed a kid jump off pg5 and kill himself, im hella shook. — 祝福手 (@sadboifanta) February 3, 2020

https://twitter.com/corvettesea/status/1224184913345290240

FIU Police Chief Alexander Casas told PantherNOW that they have not determined if the cause of death was suicide, but FIUPD is confident that there was no foul play involved.

The Miami Dade Police Department is in charge of investigating the case because a death is involved. They could not be reached for comment at this time.

University External Relations sent an email a few hours after the man was found saying Police have not determined if he was an FIU student.

They urge any students who feel affected to reach out to counseling services.

“Students who feel affected can reach out to Counseling and Psychological Services. Their number is (305) 348-2277. Also, students can learn more about the Dean of Students Office and other campus support services by visiting PanthersCare.fiu.edu.”

This is a developing story and will be updated with new information.