Shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2000, police and DCFD emergency medical personnel were summoned to a dorm room at Gallaudet University's Cogswell Plaza , located at 800 Florida Avenue, NE, for the report of an unconscious person. Upon arrival, they located a student suffering from apparent blunt force trauma injuries to the head. Emergency medical personnel could find no life signs.

The decedent, who has been identified as 19-year-old Eric Franklin Plunkett, was later transported by morgue wagon to D.C. General Hospital where he was officially pronounced dead. The remains were then taken to the D.C. Medical Examiner's Office where an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause and manner of death.

The case is currently under investigation by detectives assigned to the department's Fifth District . Anyone who has information regarding this case is asked to call detectives at 202-727-4504 or the D.C. Crime Solvers Unit at 1-800-673-2777.

The Metropolitan Police Department is currently offering a TEN THOUSAND-DOLLAR REWARD to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.

Update:
The medical examiner's office has ruled the death a homicide. Anyone with information is urged to call the above numbers, or if hearing impaired, a TTY # 202-651-5975.

Update: 2/14/2000
Suspect Arrested In Gallaudet University Murders