Another spokesperson, Tim Campbell, said that no formal response was planned to the MIT community until the details of the incident had been confirmed.
Westgate, located near Memorial Drive, houses primarily married students.
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The last death at MIT occurred in April of this year.
Elizabeth Shin, then a sophomore, died after setting herself on fire in her dorm room.
After an investigation, the death was ruled a suicide by the coroner.
In March, Chris Millard, a former student, died from injuries he sustained after falling from the roof of a campus building.
In February of 1999, MIT first-year student Michael P. Manley died after falling from the 14th floor of MacGregor Hall. Police ruled the death a suicide.
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