Brandon High School football player Phillip Laster, 17, died Monday.
According to multiple media reports, Rankin County Coroner David Ruth said no injuries were detected, and the body is being sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office to rule on a cause of death.
“We are saddened and heartbroken by the sudden loss of Brandon High School student-athlete, Phillip Laster. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time,” Dr. Scott Rimes, Superintendent of Education said in a statement from the school district.
Temperatures Monday afternoon were in the low 90s in the Brandon area with heat indices at or above 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Jackson.
Laster had practiced football with the BHS team Monday but there is no report to confirm whether the incident happened at practice.
This is a developing story and the Clarion Ledger will update it as more information becomes available.
