Name not reported
A 16-year-old boy died on the night of Friday, May 18, 2018, while held at the Evins Regional Juvenile Center, a state-run youth facility in Edinburg, Texas. He was taken to a hospital, where he could not be revived. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department said the death is being investigated as a possible suicide, and the medical examiner had not yet confirmed a cause. The department said the boy's parents were being notified and that its Office of Inspector General would investigate.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Texas Juvenile Justice Department spokesman Brian Sweany said the death is being investigated as a possible suicide, and the medical examiner had not yet confirmed a cause.
Reported by: Texas Juvenile Justice Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.