User blog comment:Jekkoi/RWBY Vol 2 Episode 1 thoughts-(spoilers)/@comment-11188061-20140725011455

Unless he manages to survive (being a Faunus) whatever seemingly fatal injuries Emerald and Mercury inflicted on him (the two at least seems sure they killed him), he probably is dead. But since we aren't shown how he was dealt with, there's yet the chance he's alive.