Lance Lundsten, a gay 18-year-old student at Jefferson High School in Minnesota, took his own life on Saturday after being bullied at school.
KSAX-TV reports that authorities believe Lundsten’s death was a suicide. Police officers responded to an emergency call at his family’s residence in Miltona around 10 p.m. Saturday, and he was taken to Douglas County Hospital where he died.
”According to his Facebook page, Lundsten was openly gay,” reports KSAX-TV. “On a Facebook memorial page in Lundsten's honor, friends said that Lundsten had been bullied at school for his sexual orientation. Some students who knew Lundsten believed the bullying may have led to his suicide.”
The funeral for Lundsten will take place today.
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