NC State student's death likely not foul play or an intentional act, campus police chief says

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
No signs of foul play found in NC State student's death, chief says
N.C. State Police Chief Dan House said an investigation into the death of first-year student Adam Fawcett was not intentional and doesn't appear to involve foul play.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- N.C. State University released preliminary details into the death of a first-year student.

The student, identified as Adam Fawcett, was enrolled in the College of Engineering and living in Wood Hall. He died during the weekend.

"The preliminary results from the investigation into last weekend's student death show no signs of foul play and no signs of an intentional act," N.C. State Police Chief Dan House.

Official reports from the medical examiner are still pending.

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