UC Irvine mourns Amir Eftekhar, 18, a sophomore found dead in his campus dorm

UC Irvine is mourning Amir Eftekhar, an 18-year-old sophomore majoring in mathematics who was found dead in his dorm room around 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4.

The university has shared few details. UCI said his family had been notified, and it declined to share more about the circumstances out of respect for the family's privacy.

What UCI says

As word spread on social media, some people speculated that the death was connected to a recent heat wave that brought record temperatures, and to hot conditions inside campus dorms. UCI spokesperson Tom Vasich told the Los Angeles Times that "information circulating that the student's death was heat-related is incorrect" and that there were "no indications of any suspicious activity related to the student's passing."

"We are deeply saddened by the death of a member of our student community," Vasich said.

The California Post reported that Eftekhar died by suicide. UCI has not publicly confirmed a cause of death, and Juice Unlocked could not independently verify that report.

Support for students

Residents of the Mesa Court dorms received an email around 9:11 p.m. Sunday notifying them of the loss. The email directed students to counseling and housing support.

If you or someone you know is struggling

Call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Support is free, confidential and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. UCI students can also contact campus counseling services.

Juice Unlocked sends condolences to Amir's family, friends and the UCI community.