Friends gathered outside the Memorial Chapel late Monday night to hold an impromptu vigil for Sarah Hancock.

University Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a female student’s death that was reported on Monday, according to spokesman Sgt. Aaron Davis.

Roommates found Sarah Elizabeth Hancock, 20, of Bel Air, dead in her room in Kent Hall at about 1:15 p.m. on Monday, police said. After examining evidence at the scene, Davis said Hancock’s death appeared to be the result of an accident, not a suicide or homicide.

However, a medical examiner has yet to determine the cause of Hancock’s death, Davis said, adding that an autopsy could take two weeks to a few months to complete.

“We’re still investigating,” Davis said. “But the person who will determine the cause of death is the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. That’s basically what we’re waiting on.”

Police closed Hancock’s room to the public during their initial investigation but have since reopened it, Davis said. University officials gave her roommates the option to relocate or return to their current rooms, he added.

Hancock graduated from C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air in 2010 and studied at Harford Community College for two years before transferring to this university, according to multiple reports.

Friends gathered outside the Memorial Chapel Monday night to hold an impromptu vigil for the junior sociology major.

Aditya Dilip, a sophomore government and politics student who lives in Kent Hall, said he was shocked to hear the news.

“Best experiences I could ask for with another person,” Dilip said. “I mean on Friday at Art Attack, we took pictures together. It’s just like I can’t believe, like, she passed away.”

Hancock recently joined Alpha Phi Omega, a university service fraternity. Minh Pham, a senior biochemistry major and member of the fraternity, said he will miss Hancock greatly.

“People talk about her smile and her laugh and how it will light up the entire room,” Pham said. “She’s always looking at [the] good in everyone and everything that she did. She’s just an amazing girl.”