A student of Jackson Elementary School died on Saturday.
No details of the death of 6-year-old Marcus Peters have been released yet, but his passing was confirmed by WBTA with the Sheriff's Office this morning.
Superintendent Margaret Puzio said Marcus was in school and apparently healthy on Friday.
Grief counselors will be at the school this morning.
UPDATE: Additional details have been released.
Marcus, who lived with his mother in Batavia, was spending the weekend with his father in Le Roy. He appeared healthy just minutes before he was found unresponsive by his 8-year-old sister. Moments before, he asked his father if he could go outside to play. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. Foul play is not suspected and there was no evidence of trauma.
UPDATE: We received the following e-mail from Kristen Wahl.
Hello my name s Kristen Wahl and Iam the step-mom to Marcus's sister Madison! He was a very sweet quite boy! He will be missed very much by alot of people! His mom is Cynthia Peters and she is very broken up about this whole thing! Marcus was her first born!!! I am writing this to say that the family will need all the support possible to get through this horrible tragic thing! Marcus is leaving behind 2 sisters and 1 brother and his mom and dad and everyone who loves him! If you would like to support or send condolences the address is 139 Swan Street in Batavia, NY.She needs all of our support! Thank You!
