New Details in Southern University Student’s Death Contradict Initial Police Report
New details have emerged in the tragic death of Southern University junior Caleb Wilson, raising serious questions about the initial account given to police.
The 20-year-old mechanical engineering major from Kenner, Louisiana, was initially reported to have collapsed at a Baton Rouge BREC park during what was described as a routine Omega Psi Phi fraternity gathering.
However, sources with direct knowledge of the investigation told the WAFB I-TEAM that the park narrative was a cover-up for what actually happened inside a Baton Rouge warehouse during an unsanctioned fraternity ritual.
According to these sources, Wilson was one of nine pledges standing in line during the ritual, where each was allegedly subjected to blows to the chest. When Wilson was struck, he reportedly collapsed and began having a seizure inside the warehouse.
Wilson was later transported to Baton Rouge General on Bluebonnet, where he was pronounced dead. In the aftermath, fraternity brothers who brought him to the hospital allegedly met at an undisclosed location to coordinate a false account of the night’s events. Sources say none of the students had actually been at the park, contradicting the original claims made to law enforcement.
It was hospital staffers who alerted authorities, prompting an investigation by the Baton Rouge Police Department.
As the probe continues, officials are working to determine individual accountability, with sources confirming that while multiple people were involved, not all share the same level of responsibility.
Meanwhile, Wilson’s initial autopsy results did not confirm a cause of death, and further testing is underway.
Wilson was a beloved member of Southern University’s famed Human Jukebox band, making his sudden death even more devastating to the school’s community. Authorities urge anyone with additional information to come forward as they continue piecing together the full scope of what led to Wilson’s untimely death.
