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Oklahoma nonbinary teen’s death is ruled a suicide, triggering anger

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Nex Benedict’s death in February after an altercation at school prompted vigils across the country. The 16-year-old had told family about being bullied.

Tenth-grader Nex Benedict died a day after a fight in the bathroom of the Oklahoma high school they attended. The death of a nonbinary teen who collapsed a day after an altercation at a high school in Owasso, Okla., has been ruled a suicide, according to a one-page summary report released Wednesday by the state’s chief medical examiner.

Boatman declined to say whether authorities found any note from Nex but pointed out that the medical examiner had previously said Nex’s death was not the result of trauma suffered in the incident in a girl’s bathroom. “And here we have the front page of their actual report that says ‘Cause of death: Suicide by these drugs.’ No mention of any trauma,” he said.

A spokeswoman for the Tulsa County district attorney said Wednesday that the office was awaiting those findings before commenting.

 

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