*Breaking: Eyewitness Reports Student Seizure at Crossroads (Student not Dead)* 

Minor Update: Crossroads has re-opened and the UCPD + and all other law enforcement/paramedics have cleared out of the area. I don't think we are going to get any kind of official word on this tonight and probably not until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. Our hopes and prayers are with the student; hopefully it was just a seizure and not a death. *Another Update* I heard the exact same thing from a friend who works at Crossroads as this comment: "From a DC staffer: A girl was waiting in line to get in to Crossroads and had a seizure. As she fell, she hit her head on the bar, knocking her unconcious. He said that she did stop breathing and was unconcious." I also heard that the girl is in the hospital, and is not dead.


About 20 minutes ago (7:00pm) a student described to me as an "Asian female" was reported to have had a seizure while standing in line at the Crossroads Dining Commons. UCPD responded immediately to the accident and began to clear out the area surrounding her collapsed body. Shortly thereafter, the Berkeley Fire Department arrived and evacuated the entire Crossroads facility. Ambulances were reported at the scene.

Eyewitness quote: "It looks like she died"

Note: There is no hard evidence yet to support that claim... It is based on the personal observation of the witness at the scene and it is his/her speculation. This may very well just end up being a case of a seizure, which can resemble death to the untrained eye.

A little more info: The quote is based on the witnesses view of the paramedic's actions at the scene. He/she describes them as moving very slowly(uncommonly slowly) to put the patient in the ambulance. The witness also takes note of the decision to evacuate the entire Crossroads facility as pointing to the beginning of an investigation. I am going to go down and see if Crossroads has re-opened.
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