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A coalition of community groups demanded Monday that a special prosecutor be appointed in the case of a Black youth who died following a physical struggle with staff at a Kansas juvenile center. In a Wichita rally and letter to local officials, community activists also called for the release of video and the names of the individuals involved in the death of 17-year-old Cedric Lofton.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor who will decide whether to charge employees of...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A Kansas prosecutor who will decide whether to charge employees of a juvenile center over a Black teen's death said Wednesday that an

A Kansas prosecutor says an autopsy’s finding that the death of a Black teen in custody at a juvenile center was a homicide doesn’t necessarily mean the center's employees committed any crimes

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor who will decide whether to charge employees of a juvenile center over a Black teen's death said Wednesday that an autopsy's finding that the death was a homicide doesn't necessarily mean the employees committed any crimes.

A Kansas prosecutor says an autopsy’s finding that the death of a Black teen in custody at a juvenile center was a homicide doesn’t necessarily mean the center's employees committed any crimes

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Black youth's death following a physical struggle with staff at a Kansas juvenile center was a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Monday that contradicts an earlier, preliminary finding that the teenager hadn't suffered life-threatening injuries.

An autopsy report says that a Black youth’s death following a physical struggle with staff at a Kansas juvenile center was a homicide.

The report says 17-year-old Cedric Lofton's heart and breathing stopped after he was handcuffed while lying on his stomach following a physical struggle with staff at a juvenile center.

An autopsy report says that a Black youth's death following a physical struggle with staff at a Kansas juvenile center was a homicide