STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A fraternity at Penn State has been temporarily suspended following the death of a 17-year-old teen on Saturday.
State College police responded to the off-campus house on West College Avenue for a medical emergency. That's where John Schoenig, 17, was found dead. He was not from the area and was not a Penn State student according to a press release.
According to the State College Police Department, Schoenig was in "full cardiac arrest" when emergency responders arrived at the scene, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Officials with Penn State said the house was allegedly occupied by members of Chi Pi even though the location was not the official fraternity chapter house.
The interim suspension means the fraternity house loses temporarily loses all privileges as a recognized student organization.
It's unclear what led to Schoenig's death, and police said there were no signs of trauma.
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