Deaths in Custody
Died in juvenile detentionUnder 18

Solan Peterson

13 years old · died February 10, 2019 · Ware Youth Center, Red River Parish, Louisiana

Solan Peterson was 13 years old when they died at Ware Youth Center, a juvenile detention facility in Coushatta, Louisiana. A news report said the death was a suicide and was one of two suicides at the facility within 72 hours. Records give the date of death as February 10, 2019.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: news report.

News reports (2)