Celebrity Deaths: 2025’s Fallen Stars

Three Southern University and A&M College students person been arrested successful transportation with the decease of chap pupil Caleb Wilson.

Wilson, 20, died Feb. 26 "as a nonstop effect of a hazing incidental wherever helium was punched successful the thorax aggregate times" portion pledging into the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, Baton Rouge Police Chief TJ Morse said, per NBC News.

Suspect Caleb McCray, 23, turned himself successful Baton Rouge constabulary March 7 and was booked connected charges of manslaughter and transgression hazing. Kyle Thurman, 25, was arrested successful Port Allen, La. March 10, extradited to Baton Rouge and booked for transgression hazing. Isaiah Smith, 28, faces the aforesaid complaint aft turning himself successful to authorities March 11.

Witnesses described the alleged hazing incidental to police, stating that Wilson and 8 different pledges were made to basal successful a enactment and beryllium punched 4 times with boxing gloves, according to arrests affidavit for Smith and Thurman.

According to the documents obtained by E! News, McCray punched Wilson successful the chest, causing him to illness and look to endure and suffer power of his bodily function, urinating connected himself.

No 1 astatine the event—which was held astatine a warehouse disconnected campus—called 911, the constabulary main told NBC News. According to the affidavits, the witnesses told authorities that the pledges were moved to a abstracted country portion the fraternity leaders attended to Wilson, who was past driven successful Smith's car to a hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dead.

An autopsy revealed that Wilson had a tiny bruise connected the close broadside of his chest, and his covering had been changed anterior to his accomplishment astatine the aesculapian center, the documents stated.

The constabulary main besides said authorities were initially told that a radical of males dropped Wilson disconnected astatine the exigency country and that helium was struck successful the thorax portion helium was playing hoops and collapsed astatine a park, according to NBC News.

During a hunt of the warehouse, utilized by a flooring company, a brace of achromatic boxing gloves were recovered successful an office, constabulary said successful the affidavits. The probe into Wilson's decease is ongoing.

Following his arrest, McCray's lawyer Phillip M. Robinson denied immoderate wrongdoing by his client. "It is indispensable to retrieve that an accusation is not impervious of guilt," helium said successful a connection to People, "I support my client's innocence and impulse the nationalist to withhold rushing to judgement until each the grounds is heard."

The assemblage said successful a March 7 statement that they instantly issued a cease-and-desist Order to the Beta Sigma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, adding, "Every field Greek enactment is being informed that nary further rank intake tin hap for, astatine minimum, the remainder of this world year."

Omega Psi Phi's International President Ricky L. Lewis also issued a connection pursuing Wilson's death.

"It is with profound sorrow that we widen our condolences connected the passing of Caleb Wilson," helium said connected Instagram. "His nonaccomplishment is profoundly felt, and our hearts spell retired to his family, friends, and each who were touched by him. Caleb was much than a beloved son, grandson, brother, nephew and cousin—He was a scholar, an exceptional subordinate of the Southern University Marching Band, and a passionate and dedicated person successful pupil life."

The connection continued, "We person been informed that the section authorities person launched an probe into this tragic incident, and we afloat enactment their efforts to question the truth. Currently, our foremost precedence is lasting successful unwavering enactment of Caleb’s family. We person extended ourselves to them and are acceptable to assistance successful immoderate mode imaginable during this hard time."

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