Ex-YouTube CEO’s son dies at UC Berkeley campus, according to officials, relative


A file photo of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki during the introduction of YouTube TV in Los Angeles. Esther Wojcicki, the mother of the former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, said in a Facebook post that the family is ‘devastated beyond comprehension’ over the death of her 19-year-old grandson, Troper. — AP

BERKELEY, California: The 19-year-old son of a former YouTube executive died last week at the UC Berkeley campus where he resided, officials and a relative said.

The university confirmed that Marco Troper, a Berkeley freshman, was found unresponsive Tuesday afternoon at the university's Clark Kerr Campus. Troper was later pronounced dead by emergency responders from the Berkeley fire department, the university said.

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