Widener Student Dies Inside Campus House

Police say a Widener University student committed suicide inside a campus house. 

Police were called to the house Wednesday night on 505 East 13th Street in Chester, Pa.

When they arrived they found the body of a student who had hung himself, according to investigators.

The school sent out a statement identifying the student as Ray Bailey, 19.

Bailey was a Sophomore and a political science student from Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

The school passed along condolences to Bailey's family, saying "the thoughts and prayers of the Widener community are with the family and friends of the student at this difficult time."

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