day light. this was in the middle of the day that this happened and that was one of the scary things. and police interviewed all of susan s friends, including her past romantic relationships. there had been a few people who had attempted to date her that she denied, so they of course became part of a growing suspect pool. and they had to consider whether the perpetrator was a stranger. because of the location, they were looking at dorm tower lists and who lived in the area. she was such a blameless victim. the thing we re all worried about is someone snag us and
thanks for being with us. we re following breaking news this morning. this is cnn breaking news. news coming to us from the university of central florida in orlando. an improvised explosive device has been found in a dorm room along with an apparent suicide victim who authorities say also had an assault weapon on him. 500 students have been evacuated from a dorm tower on the central campus. classes have been canceled until at least noon. the fbi is investigating along with the university police and local police, too. and the bomb squad is on the scene. want to get right to grant heston, associate vice president for communications and public affairs. thanks for talking with us. tell me quhat latest is on this investigation so far. what are the investigators doing on the scene? investigators have taken a look at the improvised dexplosie tw twice a device and determining the best way to get them out. you can tell me how many we re talking about? i can tell you that they were
explosive devices found in a dorm room which a university spokesperson says is also the scene of an apparent suicide. when our police were in route to the tower they received a 911 call for a subject with a gun. when they arrived they found a subject dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. and when they were working the scene they discovered, in addition to the handgun, they discovered assault weapons, and then impro-sized explosive devices. so, what we do know is that the victim of that self-inflicted gunshot wound is a male. unclear, though, if it s a student or not a student. we do understand that the body was found in one of the bedrooms in a dorm. classes have been canceled until noon. we re going to stay on top of this story and bring it to you as we get the very latest on it. also joining us this morning, our team, nice to have you guys back. former florida congressman, connie mack. mary bono mack.
when our police were en route to the tower we received a 911 call for a subject with a gun. when they arrived they found a subject dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and when they were working the scene they discovered in addition to the handgun, they discovered assault weapons, and then improvised explosive devices. so out of an abundance of caution for the campus community the tower remains closed, the garage is closed and we canceled classes until at least noon today. okay i m told that the fbi in addition to the ucf police and the orange county sheriff department is all on the scene. want you to walk me through a couple of things. let s start with the subject who now apparently is deceased. what can you tell me about this person? male, female, student, outside? i can tell you it s a male subject who was found in the dorm room. and the dorm rooms are set up in that they have a central area and there are four separate bedrooms and bathrooms. he was found in one of t