HINDS COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Brandon, Mississippi, Brandon High School Bulldog football player, Phillip Laster Jr., has been identified as the student who died suddenly on Monday in Hinds County.
According to the Rankin County coroner David Ruth, Laster, 17, died on Monday adding there were no injuries detected on the teen.
Ruth said he is transporting Laster’s body to the State Medical Examiner’s Office to rule on an official cause of death.
The school district is expected to release a statement with more information.
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Geo quick facts: Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 245,285, making it the most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seats are Raymond and Jackson, the state capital – Wikipedia.
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