OCTOBER 17, 2007

STUDENT DEATH UNDER INVESTIGATION

PRINCETON BOROUGH — The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the Princeton Borough Police Department are investigating the death of a Westminster Choir College student that occurred early this morning. 

At approximately 5 a.m., the Princeton Borough Police Department received a 911 call regarding an unresponsive male at an apartment located in the 200 block of Witherspoon Street.  Police responded and began to perform CPR until the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad arrived.  Warfield was transported by ambulance to the University Medical Center at Princeton where he was pronounced dead on arrival at approximately 6 a.m. 

Although the investigation is in its early stage, it appears that the victim, 18-year-old Justin Warfield of Columbia, Maryland, was under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and taken by friends to another friend’s apartment on Witherspoon Street around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday evening.  A few hours later, the friend and resident of the apartment noticed Warfield was not breathing, began CPR and called 911. 

The investigation is ongoing.  An autopsy is scheduled for this afternoon.