The MIT sophomore found on fire by police last Monday in her Mass. Ave. dorm room died Friday from her injuries.
Elizabeth Shin, a 19-year-old biology major, had been in critical condition at Massachusetts General Hospital suffering from severe burns to more than 65 percent of her body.
Around 9:15 p.m. last Monday, a friend called MIT police to report that smoke was pouring from Shin's room.
The entire on-duty squad of MIT police officers arrived moments later to find Shin engulfed in flames.
Using fire extinguishers, the officers put out the flames just as the Cambridge Fire Department (CFD) arrived.
Shin was rushed to the hospital.
The seven officers were treated for smoke inhalation and released.
The Boston Globe reported Wednesday that MIT police were investigating the incident as a suicide.
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