Police Identify Student's Body Found Behind Boca Raton Restaurant

Police have identified a body found behind a Boca Raton restaurant as that of an 18-year-old Lynn University student from New Jersey.

Reports say security and cleaning workers found Shayan Mortazavi's body behind a Boca Raton restaurant early Saturday morning. Boca Raton police told reporters that Mortazavi's injuries were consistent with a fall, but they've offered no other details.

Authorities say an autopsy will determine the cause of death. 

University officials said in a statement that Mortazavi was from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, and was a freshman who had expressed an interest in film and journalism.


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