URI Student Greek Life President Dominique Franco Found Dead In Kingston Frat House

KINGSTON, RI. (THECOUNT) — University of Rhode Island Student student, Dominique Franco, has been identified as the female found dead over the weekend at a frat house in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Franco, a URI Greek life president, died after experiencing a “medical event,” at 4 Fraternity Circle at 8:38 a.m. on Saturday, according to reports.

First-responders were dispatched to 4 Fraternity Circle, in Kingston on reports of a medical emergency.

Upon arrival, an unresponsive female victim was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

A cause of death has not been provided.

4 Fraternity Circle is listed as the address of Zeta Tau Alpha’s Lambda Beta chapter chapter.

ZTA refers to itself as a women’s fraternity that “aims to intensify friendship, foster a spirit of love, and build a purer and nobler womanhood in the world.”

Franco’s mother Gina told local press that her daughter suffered from a thyroid condition.

Dominique had been out with her friends to have some drinks that night, Gina Franco said.

URI said that foul play was not suspected, ProvidenceJournal reported on Monday.

Geo quick facts: Kingston is a village and a census-designated place in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, and the site of the main campus of the University of Rhode Island. Much of the village center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Kingston Village Historic District- Wikipedia.