There didn’t appear to be any signs of foul play, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. Results of an autopsy conducted Thursday are expected to be available today.

The State News was unable to reach Ziomek’s family for comment.

Brent Barker, a first-year graduate student, lives in the apartment next to the one Ziomek rented and said he saw Ziomek lying on the couch through his slightly opened door and it appeared as if he was sleeping.

He added that he occasionally spoke to Ziomek when leaving or arriving at his apartment.

“He was very nice, very cordial,” Barker said. “We chatted, talked about school and things like that.”

Barker said three police cars were outside his apartment when he returned home from work Wednesday night and police questioned him about his familiarity with Ziomek.

Former MSU running back Little John Flowers lives in the apartment across the parking lot from Ziomek and said he noticed Ziomek’s door was open but didn’t suspect anything.

“I spoke to the dude who just moved in next door to me, but other than that, I probably wouldn’t even have noticed,” he said. “People here are kind of quiet and keep to themselves.”

Flowers said he saw police vehicles and fire trucks at the apartment Wednesday night.

Some Spartan Village residents said they didn’t suspect anything was wrong with Ziomek because it’s normal for residents to leave their front doors open.

Billur Akdeniz, a marketing graduate student, has stayed in Spartan Village for two and a half years and said heating issues cause many residents to open their doors.

“It’s also not that unexpected because generally the university halls, the insides are really hot and warm, so you generally have to open the doors,” Akdeniz said.

Staff writers Eric Chiu and Keiara Tenant contributed to this report.