Air Force Academy cadet identified

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is investigating the death of an Air Force Academy cadet who died Thursday April 2.

Cadet 1st Class Alexandre Quiros, 21, assigned to Cadet Squadron 31, from Colorado Springs, Colo. was found with injuries in his dormitory room and pronounced dead at the scene at 3:43 p.m. The cause of death is not known at this time. The next of kin have been notified.

Cadet Quiros was a senior majoring in Astronautical Engineering. He made the Dean’s List (grade point average of 3.0 or higher) and Commandant’s List (cadets with military performance averages of 3.0 or higher) multiple times.

“Our deepest sympathies and sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Cadet Quiros. Yesterday, we lost a member of our Air Force Academy family, and it’s a loss felt across our entire institution,” said Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, Air Force Academy Superintendent. “Right now, our focus is on providing all possible support to the friends and loved ones of our fallen Airman.”

Funeral arrangements are underway.

On April 2, Air Force Academy officials announced that a cadet was found with injuries in his dormitory room and was later pronounced dead at 3:43 p.m. by the El Paso County Coroner.

The cadet was attended to by emergency medical personnel as soon as he was discovered in his dorm room with injuries.

“The Academy family is deeply saddened by the death of one of our own,” Academy Lt. General Michelle Johnson said in a statement. “Our heart-felt condolences go out to the family and friends of the cadet. Our Air Force family is grieving this loss, and we are committed to helping the family through this extremely difficult time.”

Academy public affairs officer John Van Winkle said more information will be released as it becomes available.

Winkle added that the Academy canceled evening activities and is trying to determine the whereabouts of all 4,000 cadets on the campus.