Business major Christopher M. Kernich died this afternoon from the injuries he suffered in an assault in the early-morning hours of Nov. 15, Kent City Police said.

Kernich was pronounced dead at Akron City Hospital at 4:30 p.m. today. He was 23 years old.

Two men – Ronald G. Kelly, 20, and Adrian A. Barker, 21, of Akron – are in the Portage County Jail in connection with Kernich’s assault. They were both charged with felonious assault.

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