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Authorities investigating death of US student found in Rome

Italian Police inspect the banks of the Tiber river in Rome where the body of a young man was found, Monday, July 4, 2016. Italian authorities on Monday were investigating the disappearance of a Wisconsin student in Rome a day after he arrived in the Italian capital. Police reported the discovery of the body of a young male in the Tiber river in Rome but stressed no identification of the corpse had been made, and thus it was impossible to say if the development might be part of the case of the missing student (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Italian Police inspect the banks of the Tiber river in Rome where the body of a young man was found, Monday, July 4, 2016. Italian authorities on Monday were investigating the disappearance of a Wisconsin student in Rome a day after he arrived in the Italian capital. Police reported the discovery of the body of a young male in the Tiber river in Rome but stressed no identification of the corpse had been made, and thus it was impossible to say if the development might be part of the case of the missing student (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

By Associated Press July 5, 2016 1 min read

ROME (AP) – The brother of an American college student found dead in the Tiber River says authorities are investigating whether the teen was robbed and killed.

Cole Solomon, Beau Solomon’s 23-year-old brother, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Monday that investigators are treating the incident as a murder.

He says his brother’s body was found with a head wound and blood on his shirt. He added that thousands of dollars were charged to Beau Solomon’s credit card after his disappearance.

The 19-year-old from Spring Green, Wisconsin, went missing early Friday morning after going out with some friends at a pub shortly after he arrived for an exchange program at John Cabot University in Rome. His body was found Monday.

Solomon had just completed his first year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.