December 18, 2020 GMT
ALLENDALE, Mich. (AP) Police investigating the death of a Grand Valley State University student whose body was found last week on campus are asking for the community’s patience as they await toxicology results.
Campus police said Thursday that a toxicology report on Taylor DeRosa, 18, may not be available until “well into the new year,” the Grand Rapids Press reported.
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Such reports usually involve examining a person’s blood and organs for toxins, alcohol, controlled substances and other factors that might cause or contribute to someone’s death.
The university’s police chief, Brandon DeHaan, asked the campus community Thursday for patience as the investigation into DeRosa’s death continues.
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The first wave of medical personnel from the North Ottawa Community Health System celebrated receiving the COVID-19 vaccination Friday morning in a repurposed clinic space at the Grand Haven hospital.
âThis is great,â said NOCHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Henry Assad. âHopefully, this will mean the beginning of the end of this virus.â
âIâm excited,â said Dr. Dirk Bakker, an orthopedic surgeon at North Ottawa Community Hospital. âThis was a long time in coming, but it still doesnât mean we are free and clear.â
The hospital system received its first round of its 975 vaccination doses Thursday morning, and officials said they were prepared to move on to getting the staff vaccinated.
Police awaiting toxicology report on GVSU student found dead
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
ALLENDALE, MI Police said they are awaiting a toxicology report on a Grand Valley State University student found dead on campus and ask for the community’s patience as they continue to investigate the death.
GVSU police on Thursday, Dec. 17 said the report on 18-year-old Taylor DeRosa may not be available until “well into the new year.
A toxicology report usually involves examining a person’s blood and organs to look for toxins, alcohol, controlled substances and other items that might cause or contribute to someone’s death.
GVSU mourns student who lived passionate, involved life as advocate
Dozens of mourners gathered Wednesday for a candlelight vigil at Grand Valley State University honoring a student from Royal Oak found dead on campus last weekend.
Socially distanced as university officials requested, the attendees stood solemnly beneath Cook Carillon Tower and bare trees decorated in blue and white lights as temperatures dipped below freezing.
They bowed their heads to remember 18-year-old Taylor DeRosa, who was in her first year at the school on Michigan s west side. I definitely feel very sorry for the family, and to lose a member of the Laker family just kind of hits close to home, said Bryce Thomas, a GVSU junior from Alpena who attended the vigil Wednesday night.