KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Shawnee Mission Northwest High School student died Friday after suffering a medical emergency after football practice on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for Johnson County Med-Act said crews responded to the school Wednesday about 5:25 p.m. on reports of an medical emergency.
On arrival, they learned the 15-year-old boy was in critical condition.
In a letter to families, the district identified the student as Ovet Gomez-Regalado, who was a sophomore at the school.
SMNW Principal Lisa Gruman remembered Regalado as a "warm and wonderful student that touched the hearts of so many in our community."
No other details on the nature of the medical emergency were immediately available.
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