Shortly before 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, March 25, Baltimore County and UMBC Police were called to the scene of an apparent suicide approximately 100 yards from the Technology Research Center (TRC) building, near Westland Blvd. in Arbutus. It was quickly determined that the situation posed no threat to the campus, and we have learned that the deceased has no known affiliation with UMBC.
Shortly before 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, March 25, Baltimore County and UMBC Police were called to the scene of an apparent suicide approximately 100 yards from the Technology Research Center (TRC) building, near Westland Blvd. in Arbutus. It was quickly determined that the situation posed no threat to the campus, and we have learned that the deceased has no known affiliation with UMBC.
People inside of the TRC building were asked to remain indoors both to preserve the integrity of the scene and to lessen any emotional distress on people in that area.
Had there been an actual threat to the campus community, the campus would have received specific safety instructions via E2Campus, an emergency alert text-messaging system. The system enables us to notify you regarding any campus-related emergency (for example, potential campus safety hazards or campus closures due to weather).
Today’s incident is an important reminder that everyone should sign up for E2Campus. The system is compatible with mobile phones, Blackberries, “smart phones,” satellite phones, e-mail, wireless PDAs and pagers. Normal text-messaging rates apply. There are no additional charges. Please sign up for this important service today at http://my.umbc.edu/notifications.
Members of our University Counseling Services (410-455-2472) are available to anyone on campus who may be in need of support. The Web site is www.umbc.edu/counseling.
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