Athens, Georgia – Georgia authorities have taken a suspect into custody in connection with the alleged murder of a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student who police found dead on the University of Georgia campus on Thursday.
“At this time, there is no indication of an ongoing threat to the UGA campus related to this matter,” the school said in a statement.A press conference was scheduled for 7 p.m.
Officials told Fox News Digital that UGA police were questioning a person of interest earlier in the day.
Riley previously attended UGA before enrolling in the nursing program at Augusta’s Athens campus, where she was named to the Dean’s List.
University of Georgia police question ‘person of interest’ in Laken Riley murder case
Laken Riley smiled and posed for photos as he ran. Riley, a nursing student at the University of Georgia, was found dead near a lake on campus on Thursday, February 22, 2024, after failing to return from her morning jog. (Laken Riley/Instagram)
Police are asking anyone who witnessed anything “related or suspicious” in the UGA intramural field and Herrick Lake area between 7 a.m. and noon Thursday to call 706-542-2200. Ta.
That’s where Riley was found with “visible injuries” less than 30 days after receiving a call from a concerned friend, who ran away and never returned.
Flowers under the Herrick Lake sign. This is where Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was found dead Thursday after failing to return home from her morning run. (Audrey Conklin/Fox News Digital)
Georgia nursing student found dead on Uga campus, identified as Laken Riley
Laken Riley poses for a photo to post on Facebook. Riley, a nursing student at the University of Georgia, was found dead near a lake on campus on Thursday, February 22, 2024. (Alison Phillips/Facebook)
Autopsy results were not yet available Friday, but authorities said they were investigating her death as a homicide.
Classes and events at both universities were canceled Friday.
Laken Riley poses for a photo to post on Facebook. Riley, a nursing student at the University of Georgia, was found dead near a lake on campus on Thursday, February 22, 2024. (Laken Riley/Facebook)
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Lake Herrick is part of UGA’s campus and is located between various university practice fields and Oconee Forest Park. There is a pedestrian path on the border of the lake, and there is also a recreational beach. Authorities are asking the public to avoid the area while they investigate.
of The last time UGA reported a homicide UGA Police Chief Jeffrey Clark said in a press conference Thursday night that the incident on campus happened 20 years ago. The police chief said there was no “imminent danger” on campus.
