A 23-year-old design student from Cal State University-Long Beach named Nohemi Gonzalez is the first American identified among the victims of Friday's attacks in Paris in which at least 129 people were killed.
The circumstances of Gonzalez's death has not yet been reported.
20 year old CA student Nohemi Gonzalez among dead in #ParisAttacks. Cal State University Long Beach says she was in Paris on semester abroad— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) November 14, 2015
"It is with unfathomable grief that I post this. May God Bless our beloved Nohemi Gonzalez, her boyfriend Tim Mraz and all of their friends and family," said a post to Facebook from the school's design program.
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Gonzalez was studying at the Strate School of Design in Paris, which was the first institution to post about her death.
Ca State Long Beach student Nohemi Gonzalez, 20, killed during Paris terror attacks; she was a jr studying design in semester abroad program— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 14, 2015
CSULB President Jane Close Conoley said in a statement: “I’m deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Long Beach State University student Nohemi Gonzalez. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this sad time." She added 80 other students from the school are currently studying in France.
Confirming sad news that @CSULB student Nohemi Gonzalez was killed in the #ParisAttacks. Heartbroken beyond words. https://t.co/NK9m23oKeK— Jane Close Conoley (@PresConoley) November 14, 2015
Some outlets reported Gonzalez's age as 20 but the school reported it as 23 years.
The school plans to hold a vigil today at 4 p.m. local time.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a professor at CSULB said three other students were part of the same exchange program but were unhurt in the attacks.
American hurt at concert venue
Additionally, another American woman has been identified among the injured. The woman was undergoing surgery late Saturday at a Paris hospital after being wounded in a terror attack in France.
Helen Jane Wilson was at the Bataclan concert hall to hear the Eagles of Death Metal band perform Friday night when gunmen burst into the venue. Wilson told The Associated Press she was shot in the leg and was heading into surgery at L'hopital Saint-Antoine.
Wilson said she lived in New Orleans before moving to Paris, where she runs Rock en Bol, a catering company. According to her Facebook page, Wilson is originally from Los Angeles.