Pierce County deputies investigating death of 11-year-old

MIDLAND, Wash. — Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies said they were investigating the death of an 11-year-old girl. They added that they were looking into reports that the girl sustained fatal injuries during an alleged assault at Ford Middle School.

They told KIRO 7 that the girl’s parents found her unresponsive in bed and called 911.

Authorities said an ambulance took her hospital. Once there, doctors declared her brain dead. She died a few days later.

When deputies started investigating, they said the girl’s parents reported that she had been assaulted while attending Ford Middle School earlier in the week.

On Saturday, Franklin Pierce Schools confirmed that the girl was

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