Hollywood police investigating death of high school student

Broward student found unresponsive on school bus, pronounced dead at hospital

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Hollywood police are investigating the death of a McArthur High School student. 

Police and fire rescue workers arrived on the school's campus at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Authorities said there was an unresponsive student on a school bus. A school resource officer and paramedics tried to revive the student. 

Local 10 News has learned the student may be a male freshman. 

The student was rushed to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

Police said there is no indication of foul play at this time.


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In January 2017, Hatzel Vela became the first local television journalist in the country to move to Cuba and cover the island from the inside. During his time living and working in Cuba, he covered some of the most significant stories in a post-Fidel Castro Cuba. 

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