Death: SLED agents investigating the death of a student at the College of Charleston – The death of a student at the College of Charleston is being investigated by agents from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Benjamin B. Wills III, 19, of Bethesda, Md., was identified as the student by Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal. The cause of death is yet unknown.
According to live5news.com, Wills died on Monday morning at 111 Wentworth Street, the Glenn McConnell Residence Hall, according to O’Neal. The college’s director of public safety responded to the hall for a medical call at 10:28 a.m., according to the incident report. The man was then pronounced dead at 10:53 a.m. by EMS responders.
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Chief Chip Searson of the College of Charleston Department of Public Safety requested an investigation, according to SLED officials. The Jessica Horton Act, which requires public colleges and universities in South Carolina to notify SLED if a death occurs on campus, and SLED then conducts the investigation, was referenced by college administrators.
