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PULLMAN, Wash. - 19-year-old Luke Morgan Tyler has been identified as the student found dead in his dorm on the WSU Pullman campus on Jan. 22. 

According to the Whitman County Coroner's Office, the cause and manner of death are still being processed. 

The WSU Police Department responded to a call at an on-campus dorm on Sunday. When officers arrived on the scene, they found one of the students who lived in the room dead.

Right now, police don't suspect any foul play. The investigation is ongoing. 

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