UPDATE, 10:56 a.m., June 23: Chapel Hill police say they do not suspect foul play in the death of Harris Pharr.
Lt. Josh Mecimore, a spokesman for the Chapel Hill Police Department, said they cannot determine a cause of death until the autopsy and toxicology reports are done, but he said the police department is still investigating.
Harris Pharr, a UNC senior from Raleigh, died on Thursday. He was 21.
The Office of the Dean of Students confirmed his death in an email statement on Friday. Pharr was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity. He graduated from Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh and was studying biomedical engineering at UNC.
"Today the UNC fraternity community is mourning the loss of Harris Pharr (Chi Phi '15), who tragically passed away yesterday evening," said a tweet from UNC's Interfraternity Council.
Kenan Drum, president of the IFC, provided a statement.
"The Interfraternity council was saddened to hear about the loss of one of our senior members, Harris Granger Pharr, Chi Phi class of 2015," Drum said.
"At this time, out of respect for his family, we decline to comment on any circumstances surrounding his tragic death. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the Pharr family and the brothers of the Alpha-Alpha Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity. They mourn the loss of a son and brother."