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| Special needs student found dead on California school bus | |
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| Authorities have identified a man who was found dead on a school bus as a student with special needs who regularly rode the bus to his home in Whittier. | Authorities have identified a man who was found dead on a school bus as a student with special needs who regularly rode the bus to his home in Whittier. |
| The student was identified as Hun Joon Lee by Los Angeles County coroner’s lieutenant David Smith, the Los Angeles Times reported. | The student was identified as Hun Joon Lee by Los Angeles County coroner’s lieutenant David Smith, the Los Angeles Times reported. |
| Lee typically left the Sierra Education Center on the bus around 2.30pm and arrived home at 4pm, said Brad White, a spokesman for the Whittier police department. When Lee didn’t show up on Friday, his mother called the school, and the school called the bus company. A driver went out to the bus yard and found the young man in the parked bus, White said. | Lee typically left the Sierra Education Center on the bus around 2.30pm and arrived home at 4pm, said Brad White, a spokesman for the Whittier police department. When Lee didn’t show up on Friday, his mother called the school, and the school called the bus company. A driver went out to the bus yard and found the young man in the parked bus, White said. |
| Police are treating the death as suspicious because “nothing that we’ve learned so far would lead us to believe he had any medical conditions,” White said. | Police are treating the death as suspicious because “nothing that we’ve learned so far would lead us to believe he had any medical conditions,” White said. |
| There were no signs of trauma on Lee’s body, and no weapons were found at the scene, he said. | There were no signs of trauma on Lee’s body, and no weapons were found at the scene, he said. |
| The bus driver was held for questioning and later released, White said. No arrests have been made. | The bus driver was held for questioning and later released, White said. No arrests have been made. |
| Lee attended the center, which has a transition program dedicated to adult students with special needs, said Valerie Martinez, Whittier Union high school district spokeswoman. | Lee attended the center, which has a transition program dedicated to adult students with special needs, said Valerie Martinez, Whittier Union high school district spokeswoman. |