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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sara Cline

Charges of hazing and manslaughter being considered following death of Southern University student

Fraternity Death Southern University - (The Advocate/Javier Gallegos)

Multiple people are likely to face potential charges such as hazing, negligent homicide, manslaughter and obstruction of justice in the case of a 20-year-old Southern University student who died following an alleged off-campus fraternity ritual, according to a Louisiana district attorney.

It has been a week since the death of Caleb Wilson, a mechanical engineering junior at the school in Baton Rouge. While no arrests have been made yet, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore told The Associated Press on Thursday that, in his opinion, it is clear hazing was involved.

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