Oklahoma medical examiner rules death of teen Nex Benedict as a suicide

The death of a non-binary teenager followed a fight in a bathroom at Owasso high school in February

The death of a non-binary teenager following a fight in a bathroom at Owasso high school in Oklahoma has been ruled a suicide, according to the state's medical examiner.

In a summary report released on Wednesday, the state's medical examiner listed 16-year-old Nex Benedict's probable cause of death as combined toxicity from an antihistamine and an antidepressant.

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