Body found in Centennial Court C

A body was loaded into an ambulance in front of Centennial Court C on Friday. Photo by Coty Giannelli.

Lindsy Neer

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UPDATE: 5 p.m.

Emily Vincent, director of University Media Relations, said the Portage County Coroner’s office ruled the death of a 19-year-old female student as a suicide. The pre-fashion design and merchandising major was from Cambridge, Ohio.

KentWired.com is withholding her name pending more information.

“At 11:42 a.m., a call was received by Kent State Police by residence hall staff who discovered her in her room after a wellness check,” Vincent said.

A wellness check is done after a family member informs the university they haven’t recently heard from the student.

UPDATE 3:40 p.m.

Emily Vincent, director of University Media Relations, said the university is investigating a student death.

She said foul play is not suspected.

UPDATE 2:50 p.m.

An official from the Portage County Coroner’s office said the body that was found in Centennial Court C Friday afternoon was taken to the morgue at Robinson Memorial Hospital.

Residents said it was a female on the first floor, but they did not know if it was a student.

Centennial Court C is a co-ed residence hall made up of single rooms “that share a bathroom with another single,” according to the university’s website.

Check back here for more updates.

Contact Lindsy Neer at [email protected].