Shanice Clark, basketball player at California University of Pennsylvania, found dead after choking on gum: cops
The 21-year-old senior at the college in California, Penn. was found unresponsive at about 3 a.m. Sunday. Local police later announced her death appeared to be an accident after she choked on gum in her sleep.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, January 19, 2015, 12:24 PM
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CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAShanice Clark, 21, of Toronto was found dead in her dorm room at California University of Pennsylvania.
A star college basketball player in Pennsylvania was found dead in her room Sunday, and police believe she died after choking on chewing gum.
Shanice Clark, a senior at California University of Pennsylvania, was found in her apartment around 3 a.m. Sunday and pronounced dead an hour later.
Police announced Monday they believe Clark accidentally died from choking on gum in her sleep, the Observer Reporter reports. But blood tests and an autopsy are pending and the death is still being investigated.
Clark, 21, was a 6-foot forward on the school's Vulcans basketball team. She was from Toronto, Canada.
The NCAA women's basketball Twitter account posted a tribute to Clark Monday morning.
"We mourn with @CalVulcans the passing of senior Shanice Clark," the group tweeted, along with a picture of Clark.
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