Police investigate death of local Georgia Southern student Brooke Edwards

Sep 16, 2014 - 11:55
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Police investigate death of local Georgia Southern student Brooke Edwards
Brooke Edwards

Georgia Southe University says the campus is mouing the death of an 18-year-old student from Forsyth County.

Brooke Edwards, of Cumming, was found unresponsive at her off-campus apartment on Sept. 12 and later pronounced dead.

The university said Edwards was a sophomore biology student.

The Statesboro Police Department says it is investigating the death and is awaiting autopsy results from the GBI.

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