Harvard junior stabbed dead

and James Stern The Harvard Crimson CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (U-WIRE) -- Harvard junior David Okrent, 20, was fatally stabbed Sunday morning on a deserted beach north of Boston. The native of Evanston, Ill., was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital shortly after 6:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, a man walking his dog found Okrent, who had a single stab wound to the neck. Officials said Okrent was still alive when authorities arrived on the scene. Okrent's death is being investigated by the Massachusetts State Police as a "possible homicide," according to James Bourgesanie, a spokesperson for the Suffolk County district attorney. Bourgesanie did not rule out the possibility of suicide, saying Okrent's wound could have been self-inflicted. Harvard spokesperson Alex Huppe said the school's police department is assisting in the investigation. Autopsy results are still pending and were expected to be released Monday. Police are questioning Okrent's roommates for details and combing his dorm for clues, according to The Boston Globe. Harvard officials said that Okrent's roommates will be flying to Chicago Monday to visit his family and attend funeral services, which are tentatively planned for Wednesday. Okrent is survived by his parents and two older sisters, Arika, 27 and Sarah, 25. Lawrence Okrent, David's father, said the family learned of their son's death early Sunday morning. "I was sitting at the breakfast table when somebody from some sort of Massachusetts organ donor organization called," he said. The call came between 8 and 9 a.m. The caller asked Okrent if he would like to contribute his son's organs, but hung up when he realized that the father had not yet learned the news of his son's death. Okrent called his son's room, only to get the answering machine. He then called Harvard officials, who confirmed his son's murder. Harvard officials said counseling services will be available for students and faculty, and a formal campus memorial service is being discussed.