Coroner reveals cause of Legacy High School football player’s death

A 13-year-old Legacy High School shot subordinate who died during a voluntary workout suffered cardiac dysrhythmia pursuing carnal exertion, the Clark County coroner’s bureau said Monday.

Chino Yelum Cajetan Nsofor, of North Las Vegas, died June 28. North Las Vegas constabulary spokesperson Alex Cuevas said astatine the clip that an probe was open, pending the coroner’s findings. Cardiac dysrhythmia is an abnormal bushed of the heartbeat, and tin beryllium caused by a multitude of factors.

“Preliminary probe revealed the juvenile was astatine Legacy High School successful North Las Vegas, partaking successful sports practice,” Cuevas said astatine the time. “During the practice, the juvenile was said to person ‘collapsed’ and was aboriginal transported from Legacy High School to UMC Pediatrics. CSI and detectives were called to analyse the incident, which remains unfastened astatine this time.”

Cuevas did not instantly respond to a petition for remark Monday.

Other important conditions contributing to Nsofor’s decease were quality rhinovirus/enterovirus, cardiomegaly, and familial variant of uncertain significance, according to the coroner’s office. His decease was ruled natural.

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