Yale student stabs colleague, jumps to death from 9th floor

A student of Yale University jumped to his death from the ninth floor of an off-campus apartment building on Tuesday morning, moments after stabbing a fellow student, according to Police reports.

The New Haven police said the events happened around 5:30 a.m. at an apartment complex across from the Yale campus.

Reports say the suspect fell six stories onto a third-floor terrace. His name is being withheld pending notification of his family.

The police say the stabbing victim, Alexander Michaud, is in stable condition at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Officials said the men were acquaintances and Yale students but released no other details.