Nex Benedict, the Oklahoma high schooler who passed away the day after a fight with other students, did not die as a direct result of the altercation, according to the state's medical examiner.
On Feb. 7, the teen was involved in a physical altercation between three female Owasso High School students in a girls' bathroom there. The group was in the room for less than two minutes before other students and staff broke them up, the school said. Ahead of Wednesday's toxicology report, Owasso Police, who said they weren't made aware of the fight until Benedict's mother called them to the hospital, had noted preliminary autopsy results showed Benedict didn't die from trauma related to the fight."From the beginning of this investigation, Owasso Police observed many indications that this death was the result of suicide," Owasso Police Department Lt. Nick Boatman said in a statement to the Associated Press.
Benedict's story has even reached the White House, with Vice President Kamala Harris saying in a post on X,"My heart goes out to Nex Benedict's family, friends, and their entire community. To the LGBTQI+ youth who are hurting and are afraid right now: President Joe Biden and I see you, we stand with you, and you are not alone."To the LGBTQI+ youth who are hurting and are afraid right now: President Joe Biden and I see you, we stand with you, and you are not alone.
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