Tragedy...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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<p><a href="http://www.rpi.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.rpi.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>As a follow-up to my communication earlier today, I would like to share new information on the fatal incident on the Rensselaer Troy campus this morning. Based on the results of the police investigation, and the results from the medical examiner, the death of the individual found in the Low Center for Industrial Innovation (CII) has been ruled a suicide. The victim has been identified by the police as Anson J. Tripp, a member of the Rensselaer class of 2000. According to Registrar records, he was not a currently enrolled Rensselaer student.</p>

<p>Earlier, when the circumstances were unclear, we cancelled classes and closed the campus in an abundance of caution. The Troy police investigators have completed a sweep of the Low Center, and other campus buildings have been secured by Rensselaer Public Safety.</p>

<p>The campus will reopen tomorrow Friday, March 30 ? for classes and business as usual ? including all scheduled events. Counseling services for faculty and staff, as needed, will be available at the Low Center, room 7003, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and additional counseling help is available by calling 518-465-3813 or 1-800-777-6531.</p>

<p>Students are encouraged to seek counseling, which will be available through their residence halls, the counseling center (518-276-6479), or the campus chaplains (518-276-6518). Please call on them.</p>

<p>I thank all members of the Rensselaer family for your patience and cooperation in very trying circumstances for all. I know this has been a difficult time for our community, and especially for the family and friends of Anson Tripp. On behalf of the Rensselaer community, I extend our deepest sympathy to them.</p>

<p>Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.
President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</p>

<p>Very sad.</p>

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<p>thank you for posting this...it was my first question when I came on CC since I had checked RPI's site yesterday and saw a "fatality"....I got kind've worried. this indeed is very sad.</p>

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<p>Yes it was a very sad situation. The man who died drove here yesterday morning from his home in Massachusetts. No one knows why he came here to do what he did but either way it is a great tradegy. Everything was back to normal today. Here is the local news article: <a href="http://www.wnyt.com/x12663.xml?ag=x156&sb=x183%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.wnyt.com/x12663.xml?ag=x156&sb=x183&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I don't know, it seems a little sketchy to me. There's alot of room for u to fall in that stairwell, I honestly don't see how he ended up on the 4th floor unless he pushed (or was pushed) off the railing pretty hard. Anyway this week was GM Week at rpi so alot of alumni were on campus.
Definitely a tragedy though, and smart thinking of RPI to close down campus until they knew for "sure" what happened.</p>