Police probe killing of upstate New York nursing student

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Authorities in upstate New York are investigating the death of a Binghamton University nursing student.

Police tell Newsday that 22-year-old Haley Anderson, of Westbury, Long Island, was found dead at an off-campus residence on Friday. Her death was later ruled a homicide.

Police say a male nursing student at the university who had a previous relationship with the victim is a person of interest. They say the male student had left the country on an international flight before the victim’s body was found.

Police on Saturday did not reveal the cause of death. Binghamton police officers found the senior’s body during a welfare check.

The university’s Facebook page offered condolences to the victim’s family and friends. It said counselling would be available and there was no threat to public safety.

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Information from: Newsday, http://www.newsday.com