COLUMBUS, Ind. – Investigators from the Columbus Police Department (CPD) are conducting a death investigation after officers responded to the Bartholomew County Youth Services Center on Tuesday night. Law enforcement was sent to the facility around 10:25 p.m. in regards to a juvenile male who had attempted to hang himself.
CPD officers, paramedics, and Columbus Fire Department personnel administered aid to the juvenile who was later pronounced deceased. An autopsy on the boy was scheduled for late Wednesday.
The incident remains under investigation.
