Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul extended his prayers to the young woman's family and friends.
The university said the Gauthier family wished to express its sincerest thanks to law enforcement officials and volunteers and asked for privacy at this timeInterim LSU President Tom Galligan said the university community was devastated, and he and Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome offered their condolences to Gauthier's family and friends