Community members in St. Cloud are searching for answers after a 7-year-old Somali student died following what police say was a medical emergency at his elementary school.

The family of Abdinasir Maow Gedi, a second-grader who was autistic and nonverbal, said he was healthy when he arrived at Westwood Elementary on the morning of Sept. 16. His uncle, Hassan Gurhan, said the family received a call from police about 10:30 a.m., informing them that Abdinasir was in critical condition at CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital.

Abdinasir was then taken to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, and was placed on life support. He died on Sept. 20.

Abdinasir’s father, Maow Gedi, said the director of the school’s special education program reached out a day later, but the family had not heard dire

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