Tyrique Robinson, youngest ever elected to Augusta school board, dead by suicide: Coroner

Miguel Legoas, Augusta Chronicle
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FILE - This photo of Tyrique Robinson was provided in 2020 when he was named a Bank of America Student Leader. Robinson died by suicide at age 20 on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
FILE - This photo of Tyrique Robinson was provided in 2020 when he was named a Bank of America Student Leader. Robinson died by suicide at age 20 on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

The youngest person ever elected to the Richmond County Board of Education apparently took his own life on Tuesday, said officials.

Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen reported that Tyrique Robinson, 20, "died from ... suicide" at his home at The Glen at Alexander apartment complex on Alexander Drive. A call to authorities referencing a suicide was made at 4:10 p.m. and Robinson was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m.

Bowen said the investigation is ongoing.

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Robinson recently ran unopposed and won a seat on the school board representing District 6. He would have replaced A.K. Hasan in the new year.

More on this story as it develops.

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Augusta school board member-elect Tyrique Robinson takes own life

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