US EditionA 12-year-old Georgia girl dies days after collapsing following a fight near a school bus stop
Jada West, 12, collapsed after a fight near her bus stop and died days later; police are investigating with no charges filed yet, officials said.
- Jada West, a 12-year-old sixth grader at Mason Creek Middle School, collapsed shortly after a fight near a school bus stop in Villa Rica, Georgia, and later died in hospital.
- Investigators said the fight broke out Thursday, shortly before 5 p.m. on Reflective Waters Drive in the Ashley Place subdivision, with cellphone video showing punches exchanged as Jada rolled backward over her head and neck.
- Paramedics said they found a juvenile in cardiac arrest, with an adult performing CPR, after cellphone video showed a school bus leaving more than 90 seconds before punches, watched by classmates.
- As of Tuesday, no charges had been filed, and the Douglas County School System sent psychologists and counselors to Mason Creek Middle School to support students.
- A roadside memorial near the scene featured a paper sign 'RIP JADA WEST', flowers, and a pinwheel while the Douglas County School System reiterated the fight was off campus.
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A 12-year-old girl was taken to a hospital and died days after collapsing on the street after a fistfight near a school bus stop in her neighborhood of Georgia, according to police. The death of Jada West, a sixth-grader student, is being investigated by police in the suburb of Villa Rica, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Atlanta. Sergeant Spencer Crawford, a police spokesman, said Wednesday that investigators are reviewing the evidence, i…
12-Year-Old Georgia Girl Dies Days After Collapsing Following Fight Near School Bus Stop
VILLA RICA, Ga.—A 12-year-old girl was taken to a hospital and died days after she collapsed in the street following a fistfight near a school bus stop in her Georgia neighborhood, according to police. The death of sixth grader Jada West is being investigated by police in suburban Villa Rica, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Atlanta. Sgt. Spencer Crawford, a police spokesman, said Wednesday that investigators are reviewing evidence, includ…
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A 12-year-old Georgia girl dies days after collapsing following a fight near a school bus stop
Police are investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl who was hospitalized after a fistfight near a school bus stop in her neighborhood. Villa Rica police Sgt.
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