NAU student dies at fraternity recruitment event, 3 board members arrested for hazing

PHOENIX — Three members of a Northern Arizona University fraternity were arrested on hazing charges after a pledge candidate died at a recruitment event Saturday morning, according to the Flagstaff Police Department.

Officers responded Saturday around 8:45 a.m. to a residence about a half-mile from NAU’s main Flagstaff campus where an 18-year-old man was reported not breathing.

Bystanders inside the home performed CPR before police arrived and police continued lifesaving measures once there, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police learned from witnesses that numerous individuals had consumed alcohol as part of the Delta Tau Delta event, including the deceased 18-year-old.

Three Delta Tau Delta executive board members, all age 20, were arrested: Vice President Ryan Creech, Treasurer Riley Cass and New Member Educator Carter Eslick.

An investigation remains ongoing.

Police ask that anyone with information that can be helpful in the investigation call Flagstaff police at 928-744-1414 or Coconino County Silent Witness at 928-774-6111.

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