DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 23-year-old Bethune-Cookman University student was found dead Sunday inside an apartment at a house party, according to police.
Primas Foulks, 23, a sophomore member of the B-CU marching band, died after passing out at a party in a Lake Forest apartment, police said.
According to Daytona Beach police, witnesses said Foulks arrived at a house party on Jimmy Ann Drive intoxicated with a cup of alcohol in his hand. Foulks started to vomit and sweat shortly after arriving, the police report said.
Witnesses tried to tell Foulks to sit down, but said he refused and started jumping around before passing out on the living room floor, according to the report. About 10 minutes later, witnesses checked Foulks for a pulse, then called 911, according to the report, which stated that witnesses thought Foulks had fallen asleep.
Police tried to resuscitate Foulks but were not successful, according to the report.
It's not known how the South Carolina native died, and an autopsy has been scheduled. According to the report, there were no visible injuries on Foulks' body.
Police said foul play is not suspected at this time.
The university said grief counselors will be at the school on Monday.
Foulks, a mass communication major who played the clarinet in the school band, is the second B-CU student to die this semester. Another band member was killed in a car crash in February.
"It's tragic, you know," said Clay Hayle, a student at BCU. "You're in college to experience college, not to deal with life or death situations." Hayle said he did not know Foulks well but had seen him around campus.
Local 6 spoke with BCU band director Donovan Wells, who said Foulks was attending school on a music scholarship and was an exceptional student and clarinet player.
In response to losing two students in one semester, Wells said he'd "never experienced this before." He said the deaths have brought a feeling of emptiness to the marching band community.
"On behalf of the entire university family, we extend our condolences to Mr. Foulks' family and loved ones and we will lift them up in prayer during this incredibly difficult time," said BCU President Trudie Kibbe Reed.
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