WORCESTER, Mass. (WWLP) – The Worcester school community is grieving after a sophomore at Doherty Memorial High School passed away on Friday.
The death of 14-year-old Harris Wolobah was announced on Sunday by the Superintendent of Worcester Public Schools, who called him “a rising star.”
The teenager’s mother talked with NBC Boston, she said her son told her he ate an extremely spicy chip, a social media challenge called the “one chip challenge,” hours before his death. The challenge involves eating a chip made with two of the hottest peppers in the world.
At this time, no cause of death has been confirmed.
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