A Doherty High School graduate in 2017, Erick Kang’ethe was found dead inside a vehicle Wednesday night. He was found on the campus of UMass Amherst near the McGuirk Alumni stadium.
Kang’ethe, originally from Nairobi, Kenya, was a junior in Computer Engineering at UMass.
Kang’ethe had been a volunteer with Cultural Exchange Through Soccer. He had also been an employee at Future Focus Media in Worcester during the summer prior to enrolling at UMass.
No foul play is suspected in Kang’ethe’s death.
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