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Juvenile dies after suffering cardiac arrest at Boston community center, police say

On Wednesday at 6:24 p.m., an officer responded to a call of an unconscious person at Roxbury Tenants of Harvard on Vining Street, according to a police report.

A juvenile died at a Roxbury community center Wednesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest, police said.

On Wednesday at 6:24 p.m., an officer responded to a call of an unconscious person at Roxbury Tenants of Harvard on Vining Street, according to a report from Boston police. When the officer arrived, the juvenile was already being treated by paramedics and Boston firefighters for a cardiac arrest, the report said.

The victim was transported to Boston Children’s Hospital where they later were pronounced dead, the police report read. 

Because the victim was a juvenile, an investigation was opened. However, there is no suspected alcohol or drug consumption, shows the police report.

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