June 17 – WILLMAR
– A 13-year-old boy was pronounced dead Monday at a Prairie Lakes Youth Programs facility.
According to a press release from Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt on Monday, June 17, facility staff, law enforcement and emergency medical services provided an initial medical response to the report of an unresponsive client, but it was determined that the 13-year-old husband had died.
Police and CentraCare paramedics were dispatched to a youth care facility in the 1800 block of Civic Center Drive Northeast at 7:50 a.m. Monday. Chief Felt did not name the facility, but Prairie Lakes Youth Programs, a provider of residential treatment and care for children, is located on that block.
Felt said in the release that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will lead the investigation into the death because it occurred at a state-licensed facility. Felt said there is no evidence of any trauma or violent death at this time.
The Willmar Police Department was assisted by Willmar Fire and First Responders, the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office and CentraCare Emergency Medical Services.
