Cause of death released for Las Vegas teen who died at school
Jordan Tyler Brister in an undated photo. (courtesy Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Updated February 27, 2023 - 12:16 pm
The Clark County coroner’s office Friday ruled that a Las Vegas teenager died from acute bacterial pneumonia and tracheitis.
Jordan Brister, 18, died at Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center on Jan. 8 after Amplus Academy officials said the high school senior suffered a cardiac arrest on campus on Jan. 3.
The coroner said other significant conditions in Brister’s death were asthma with mucus plugging. His death was ruled natural.
Brister planned to join the military after graduating from high school, his family wrote in an online fundraiser.
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