March 29, 2024

Iowa teen dies 2 days after fight at school

COUNCIL BLUFFS — A western Iowa teenager who suffered a head injury in a fight at school last week has died, and prosecutors are considering filing additional charges against the other teen involved. Dakota Escritt, 17, died Saturday at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, two days after he was knocked unconscious when his head hit the tile floor during a fight at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. Authorities charged a 16-year-old boy with assault after the fight, but could add more charges.