UNC police are investigating after a UNC Nursing student was found dead in her car on Thursday evening at the Friday Center Park and Ride lot off NC 54. The victim’s identity is being reported as Olutoyosi Layeni Fatolu.

UNC’s Department of Public Safety is working together with the State Bureau of Investigations. DPS officials say they don’t believe there is any threat to the campus or community, but they’re asking people who have information to call in. You can reach UNC Public Safety at 919-966-2120, or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515 or 919-226-CRIME.

The full statement from UNC is below:

The UNC Department of Public Safety is investigating the death of a UNC Nursing student found in her car Thursday evening, October 30.  The body was discovered in her vehicle, which was parked at the Center Park & Ride Lot off NC 54, two miles east of the main campus.  UNC Police investigators and the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) are cooperating on the investigation.  At this stage of the investigation, there is not believed to be any threat to the campus or surrounding community.  The investigation is ongoing, and additional information will be released as appropriate.
 
Anyone wishing to provide information about this or any other investigation, may call the UNC Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division at 919-966-2120 or Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515 / 919-226-CRIME.

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