Torres calls for federal investigation into Nex Benedict’s death

TIMELINE: Investigation into Nex Benedict's death

The death of Nex Benedict sparked outrage and confusion nationwide as facts are revealed. 2 News is working to independently verify and report developing facts separate from rumors circulating online. As with any investigation, reports take time, and facts surrounding the case can develop and change. Early reports on the death of Nex Benedict used the gender identity and pronouns provided by the family and law enforcement. In the following week…

After student Nex Benedict's death, Oklahoma police release video

Video shows Nex Benedict in a hospital after a fight and speaking with a police officer. Other video shows interiors of the school that day.

Torres calls for federal investigation into Nex Benedict’s death

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called for a federal investigation into the recent death of a nonbinary Oklahoma high school student. Torres joined calls by the Human Rights Campaign to investigate the death of Nex Benedict, a high school sophomore in Owasso, Okla., who died on Feb. 8, a day after a physical altercation…

Investigation into death of woman in Cork city

Gardaí in Cork are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found at her home in the city earlier today.

Nex Benedict: LGBTQ group demands federal investigation into teen's death

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called for a federal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of non-binary Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict. In an open letter sent to US attorney general Merrick Garland and the secretary of education, Miguel Cardona, on Wednesday (21 February), the LGBTQ+ not-for-profit organisation’s president, Kelley Robinson, demanded that the Department of Justice (DoJ) “promptly begin an investigation” …

Oklahoma governor calls for transparency from police investigating death of Nex Benedict

Gov. Kevin Stitt made the remarks Thursday as questions and speculation about what happened circulate nationwide.