Anoka High students mourn death of classmate
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Nov 28, 2011 at 11:33 am
ANOKA, Minn. (AP) - Students at Anoka High School are mourning the death of a classmate who collapsed while playing in a basketball game.
Sixteen-year-old Kareen Hopkins collapsed Saturday night at the Andover Community Center. Emergency responders were called to the center on a report of a teenager having a seizure. Hopkins was rushed to Mercy Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
KARE-TV reports district officials are sending emails and leaving voice messages for the school's families on Monday.
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