The KBI is investigating the death at the Junction City Juvenile Detention Center

GEARY CO., Kan. (WIBW) – State authorities are investigating the death of a juvenile held at the Northeast Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said it was called to the Junction City facility on Nov. 5 after a 17-year-old boy from Dodge City was found unresponsive in his cell. He was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead about an hour later.

According to the KBI, the teenager had been held in the detention center since August, where he was a child in need of care.

An autopsy is planned. The KBI is investigating the case in accordance with state guidelines.

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