Tulsa County (Okla.) District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler released a statement Thursday that said no criminal charges will be filed in the death of 16-year-old transgender Owasso High School student Nex Benedict last month.
According to Kunzweiler’s statement, based on all the evidence presented, he acknowledged the finding by the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner that Benedict died from an overdose of Benadryl and Prozac and the cause was suicide.
According to the district attorney, Benedict had written notes talking about suicide but did not reference the fight or incidents at school.
Kunzweiler stated that the notes are personal to Benedict’s family and will not be released. Addressing the fight in one of the school’s restrooms the day with a group of three other students prior to Benedict’s death on Feb.