Teen dies at juvenile care facility in Willmar, Minn. – West Central Tribune

WILLMAR — A 13-year-old boy was pronounced dead Monday at a Prairie Lakes Youth Programs facility.

According to a press release issued Monday, June 17 by Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt, facility staff, law enforcement and emergency medical services provided an initial medical response to the report of 'an unconscious client, but it was determined that the 13-year-old male patient had died.

Police and CentraCare EMS were dispatched at 7:50 a.m. Monday to a juvenile care facility located in the 1800 block of Civic Center Drive Northeast. Chief Felt did not identify the facility by name, but Prairie Lakes Youth Programs, a child care and residential care provider, is located on that block.

Felt said in the release that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will lead the investigation into the death because it occurred at a state-licensed facility. Felt said at this time there is no indication of trauma or violent death.

Willmar Police were assisted by Willmar Fire and First Responders, the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office and CentraCare Emergency Medical Services.