OKLAHOMA COUNTY (KFOR) – The Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner modified the way of loss of life of a Deer Creek teen from “accident” to “pending” as Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Workplace investigators probe the circumstances of his loss of life at a neighborhood residence.
Oluwatoyin Adewole Amuda, 18, was pronounced useless at a house within the 21600 block of Villagio Drive throughout the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 16, in accordance with a Sheriff’s Workplace incident report.
The health worker’s report beforehand said that the way of Amuda’s loss of life was an “accident.” However that has since modified.
“The reason for loss of life is listed as ‘drowning’ and the way is now listed as ‘pending’. The way was initially listed as ‘accident’, nonetheless, our doctor has modified the way to ‘pending’ till the case is finalized,” Kari Realized, Division Supervisor for the Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner, mentioned in an e-mail to KFOR.
The Sheriff’s Workplace acquired a name at 2:28 a.m. on June 16 about an 18-year-old male discovered unresponsive within the swimming pool of a residence.
A Sheriff’s Workplace incident report states that deputies arrived on the house and located Deer Creek firefighters administering CPR to Amuda. EMSA later arrived and assisted firefighters in trying to revive Amuda. They pronounced him useless at 3:11 a.m.
The house owner informed Lt. W. Fretz, a Sheriff’s Workplace official, that he was in mattress when his daughter got here in and informed him {that a} boy was within the pool. He mentioned he went outdoors and located that people on the house – the ages of whom weren’t offered – pulled the sufferer out of the water and laid him on the deck subsequent to the deep finish of the pool.
The house owner mentioned he carried out CPR on the sufferer till Deer Creek firefighters arrived and took over.
Fretz requested the house owner about whether or not alcohol was consumed.
“I requested [him] if anybody right here was consuming and if there was any alcohol right here and he said to not his information,” Fretz mentioned within the police report.
The house owner informed Fretz the home is supplied with cameras, however that the cameras had not labored in about two years.
Fretz mentioned he walked across the yard and located two empty beer cans on the new tub, a small plastic empty vodka bottle and an empty Jell-O bundle on the bottom subsequent to the patio kitchen.
He mentioned he additionally discovered no less than three areas across the pool the place it appeared somebody had vomited.
“One spot was crimson, one spot was inexperienced and one spot was yellow on account of what taste the jello (sic) was,” Fretz mentioned.
Investigators additionally situated two rubbish receptacles within the house’s driveway, stuffed with empty beer cans and various liquor bottles.
Aaron Brillbeck, public data officer for the Sheriff’s Workplace, mentioned the circumstances of the evening Amuda died are underneath investigation.
“We’re investigating all elements of it,” Brillbeck mentioned. “We’re ready on toxicology to come back again.”
Investigators are wanting into whether or not foul play might have led to Amuda’s loss of life.
“At this level we do not know. The investigation remains to be ongoing; we’re wanting into that, however at this level, we merely do not know,” Brillbeck mentioned.
Brillbeck mentioned the variety of teenagers on the house that evening is underneath investigation.
KFOR requested Brillbeck if the beer cans and alcohol bottles have been from drinks consumed that evening. He mentioned it is underneath investigation.
On the afternoon of June 16, the house owner contacted the Sheriff’s Workplace and requested {that a} marijuana “roach” be collected from his yard.
An official traveled to the house and the house owner confirmed him a small cigarette with a burnt substance inside that smelled like burnt marijuana. The house owner informed the official he was outdoors his house when he noticed it within the grass, in accordance with the report.
A number of persons are hoping for a full clarification as to what led to Amuda’s loss of life. An Instagram web page referred to as “justice.for.toyin.amuda’ has over 1950 followers as of Thursday afternoon.
Brillbeck is asking endurance because the investigation proceeds.
“I perceive the group’s frustration, but it surely’s necessary for our investigators to verify that is carried out correctly,” Brillbeck mentioned. “His household deserves solutions, the group deserves solutions; we have now to verify we do that correctly. Solely we are able to do the investigation. We’re nonetheless gathering proof. We’re nonetheless gathering data. We don’t need to put something out earlier than we all know it’s one hundred pc factual.””
Amuda’s household has employed an lawyer, however the lawyer declined to remark presently.
