Overview

• Tuscaloosa and campus police responded around 9 a.m. Monday to Pinehurst Drive on a medical call.
• The grounds employee was discovered deceased at the scene where the equipment was being operated.
• Authorities say there is no evidence of foul play at this stage of the inquiry.
• The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit is investigating at the request of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, a standard step for unattended deaths.
• Officials issued an unusual public statement due to heightened social media interest tied to the university, and they have not released the worker’s identity or cause of death.