University of Minnesota Facilities staff found a deceased person in a room of Appleby Hall Tuesday morning.
There is no foul play suspected, according to a statement Tuesday from University Public Relations Director Jake Ricker.
The person’s identity has not been publicly released yet, but Ricker said they are not a member of the Twin Cities campus community.
Appleby Hall, which is located off of Pleasant Street on the East Bank campus, is one of many University buildings designated for public use, so the building is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A U card is required to access the building outside of these public hours.
Some parents called for increased security Tuesday, according to reporting from Kare11.
“People that have no business being in those buildings, have no business being in those buildings. Period,” Erin Brumm, a parent and Campus Safety Coalition board member, said to Kare11.
The staff member who found the person reported it to the University of Minnesota Police Department, and the body was turned over to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office to determine the cause of death, Ricker said.