Gjerde discovered, via a breathalyzer test, that all six passengers had been drinking and cited each for minor consumption. The driver was not drinking, but was driving without a valid license. The car was subsequently towed to the Hennepin County impound lot. There were no signs of forced entry, Miner said. However, witnesses reported seeing suspicious people lurking in the area.
University police have no suspects.
University Police responded to a call from room 215 of the Mechanical Engineering building shortly before 4 p.m., where they found Subbiah Ramalingam sitting in a chair. University Police officer Erik Stenemann, who was at the scene of the incident, said he wasn't sure what happened to Ramalingam, but speculated that it might have been heart-related. Stenemann added that the professor has no history of heart problems. An ambulance arrived shortly after the police and rushed Ramalingam to the Fairview-University Medical Center. After paramedics hoisted Ramalingam into the gurney, however, they had trouble finding an elevator that would fit the stretcher.