UPDATE: 11:20 a.m. Steffeys hire attorney

Parents of the recently deceased Purdue University freshman and Bloomington native Wade Steffey announced Wednesday they will seek legal assistance from a major Indianapolis law firm. This is the first indication his family might pursue legal action against the state for the death of their son.\nSteffey went missing on Purdue’s campus in January. After more than two months of searching, the freshman’s body was discovered March 19 in an unlocked high-voltage utility room. According to reports, Steffey was electrocuted after entering the unlocked room. \nSteffey’s parents, Dale Steffey and Dawn Adams, said in an e-mail that “upon taking time to reflect and with the advice of family members and friends” that they would seek legal services from W. Scott Montross, an attorney in the Montross, Miller, Muller, Mendelson and Kennedy law firm, based in Indianapolis. \nAfter Steffey’s body was found, Dale Steffey, in a telephone interview, described his son as a "responsible young man."\n“That’s one of our strong beliefs that people need to own responsibility for their actions,” Steffey said.\nDespite the family's hiring a lawyer, there is no official word that Steffey’s parents will sue the state. \nRead tomorrow’s edition of the Indiana Daily Student for more.