Tragedy struck Elon University on Wednesday afternoon when junior wide receiver Demitri Allison died after falling from a 10-story residence hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the school announced.
According to Elon's statement from Smith Jackson, the school's dean of students, Allison "had left the Elon campus yesterday and his teammates, friends and family asked police to look for him because they were concerned for his well-being and emotional state."
"Everyone associated with Elon athletics is devastated," athletics director Dave Blank said, per the school's statement. "Demitri was a talented young man with a bright future who was loved by his teammates.