Updated: 1:25 PM PDT April 14, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. A Vancouver teenager died last November from starvation and neglect, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s office.
Karreon Franks, 15, was pronounced dead roughly 14 minutes after arriving at the emergency room at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, according to a search warrant filed by Vancouver Police.
Medical personnel reported the teen weighed 70 pounds and had scars on his neck, according to the court papers.
There have been no arrests in the case and no charges filed.
One week prior to his Nov. 27 death, Washington Child Protective Services opened an investigation due to a complaint that the boy’s mother and father had restricted food as a form of punishment for their children, a Vancouver detective explained in the search warrant.