DENTON, Texas (KNTU) The body of a white male was found Sat., Dec. 3, at the Occupy Denton campsite on the UNT campus according to a UNT official.
The encampment is situated in a grassy area between the Physics Building, Curry Hall, and the Art Building at the corner of Ave. A and Mulberry St.
Occupy Denton's website has identified the dead man as Darwin Cox.
UNT and Denton police were sent to the Occupy campsite after someone called authorities about the body between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. said UNT spokesman Buddy Price.
He also said no one was at the campsite when officers arrived to find the man's body in a tent.
With crime scene tape surrounding the campsite, Price said none of the Occupy Denton protesters will be allowed into the encampment until the investigation of the man's death is complete.
Denton police told the NT Daily the man, now identified by Occupy Denton as Cox, was 23 years old.
Members of Occupy Denton told the campus newspaper Cox was not a UNT student.
"This is a friend of ours who had found a family here," said Garrett Graham, an Occupy Denton organizer. "We’re dealing with it like a family."
Man Dead at Occupy Campsite on North Texas Campus
ABC News
An official at the University of North Texas says a man has been found dead at a campsite on the school's campus where Occupy Denton protesters have been gathering.
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