Second-year College student Peter D’Agostino died Thursday afternoon from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police responded to the incident at 1309 Wertland Street at 2:08 p.m., when the suicide was reported by D’Agostino’s roommate.
Sgt. Detective Jim Mooney of the Charlottesville Police Department said D’Agostino was deceased when police arrived on the scene.
D’Agostino was from Greenwich, Connecticut. His parents, Walter and Marybeth, were notified of his death Thursday.
D’Agostino was involved in the improv comedy group, The Whethermen, as well as the Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team.
The Whethermen have canceled their show planned for this weekend.
Vice President and Chief Student Affairs officer Pat Lampkin sent an email to students Friday morning informing them of D’Agostino’s death and encouraging them to seek counseling and other appropriate resources if needed.
“This news comes in the midst of a very difficult time for the University community,” she said in the email. “Let's look out for one another as a community as we grieve Peter's loss and begin to heal together.”
Second-Year Council President Abraham Axler encouraged distressed students to reach out to friends or loved ones for support.
“The events of this semester have truly been unfathomable,” he said. “As we come to the close of what I can only hope is the most trying semester of our college careers, I remain immensely proud of the resolve our class has demonstrated and how we continue to demonstrate our support for one another.”
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