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A 16-year-old boy held at the Platte Valley Youth Services Center in Greeley, Colorado, was found unresponsive in his room by staff in October 2024 and taken to a hospital, where he died on November 4, 2024. The Weld County coroner ruled his death accidental, caused by complications of acute fentanyl toxicity, though a Greeley Tribune report from early December said the coroner had not yet ruled on the cause or manner. Internal incident reports reviewed by The Denver Post allege that a staff member supplied him with Percocet the day before he was found. The employee was suspended, and the allegation is under investigation by Greeley police and state authorities.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Weld County coroner ruled the death accidental, caused by complications of acute fentanyl toxicity, and The Denver Post reports it as a fentanyl overdose.
Reported by: Weld County coroner (medical examiner or coroner); The Denver Post (reporters).
News reports (4)
- Staffer allegedly provided drugs to teen in Greeley youth detention center who later died, report says
- Staffer at Greeley youth detention center suspended amid investigation into teen’s death
- Teen in Greeley youth detention center died from fentanyl overdose, coroner rules
- Broken bones, excessive force and drug overdoses: Inside Colorado’s juvenile detention facilities