Booker Student Dies After Apparent Suicide Attempt at School

after apparently trying to hang herself in a restroom at Booker High School died this morning at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, according to Sarasota Police. 

"Our hearts go out to her family and friends," said Scott Ferguson a spokesman for the Sarasota County School District.  

The student had been in the hosptial since Tuesday, after she was found hanging in the girls' bathroom. Police had described her injuries as life-threatening, and the school was put under a lockdown after she was discovered. 

Capt. Paul Sutton with the Sarasota Police Department said the injuries that resulted in her death appear to be self-inflicted. 

Ferguson said the district has no information to suggest that the girl was a victim of bullying at school. There have been incidents around the nation of teens who killed themselves after being taunted at school, but none of the information gathered so far suggests that this occurred to the student.

"There is no evidence that there was any bullying," he said. 

No school services at this point have been planned, according to Ferguson. at Booker to talk with students about the incident.

Criminal investigators with SPD are still investigating the incident.

Anyone with information regarding this incident can contact Det. Rex Troche at 941-954-7070.