One teenager was killed in New York State’s juvenile detention facility. Times Union reported.
The Times Union reported that authorities are investigating the death Thursday of a 19 year-old at the Capital District Juvenile Security Detention Facility outside Albany.
Inside Edition Digital was informed by Lt. Daniel Belles (spokesman for Colonie Police) that officers and emergency medical service personnel arrived at the scene about 3:00 p.m. to treat an unresponsive patient, as reported by the Times Union.
“Colonie EMS performed life-saving efforts, but were unsuccessful. There were no obvious signs of criminality, but we are thoroughly investigating,”In a statement to Inside Edition Digital, Lt. Bells stated this. “The facility has been extremely cooperative with our investigation to this point, and we expect that cooperation to continue.”
Inside Edition Digital was told by Lt. Belles, that there is no evidence of violence or foul play.
Lt. Bells stated, however, that because the juvenile detention facility was holding the victim, authorities would not release the identity of the individual. He said that the victim had been identified as a male.
Inside Edition Digital reached out to Capital District Juvenile Secure Detention Facility for comment and Chief Administrator Mark Castiglione said in a statement, “We are deeply saddened by this loss. Our thoughts are with the youth’s family.”
According to Inside Edition Digital, the authorities said that an autopsy had been completed on Friday. The police are now awaiting the results.