Police release name of teen who died at Watertown home

Watertown police vehicle outside 856 South Massey Street(WWNY)
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 3:13 PM EDT

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The name of the teen who died Thursday at a Watertown home has been released.

City police identified the boy as 13-year-old Jett Collins.

He was a student in the South Jefferson Central School District.

Police and ambulance personnel were called to 856 South Massey Street Thursday afternoon following a report that a 13-year-old was in cardiac arrest.

Late Friday afternoon, police said the autopsy on Collins showed no signs of trauma.

They said they’ll wait for the toxicology report before determining a cause of death.

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