Seven Hills death: Police got earlier call about someone stuck in a van

Show Caption Hide Caption Teenage boy found dead at Seven Hills School Cincinnati Police said a teenage boy was found dead Tuesday night on the Seven Hills School campus on Red Bank Road in Madisonville. The Enquirer/Cara Owsley

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Police are continuing to investigate after a Seven Hills School sophomore was found dead in his car Tuesday night.

Sixteen-year-old Kyle Plush was found around 10 p.m. Tuesday in a parking lot next to the school’s Hillsdale campus on Red Bank Road in Madisonville.

Cincinnati Police Department spokesman Lt. Steve Saunders said police got a call around 3 p.m. Tuesday about someone being stuck in a van. Police responded to the call but didn't find anything, Saunders said.

Later, a family member reported finding Plush.

It's not clear if the incidents are related.

In a letter sent to school families, a Seven Hills spokesperson said the death “appears to be a tragic accident.”

Saunders said police are still investigating the death in conjunction with the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office.

Saunders said he can only classify it as a “death investigation,” as it’s yet unclear whether there might be any suspicious or criminal activity.

“I think they’re just looking at all the perspectives of what occurred,” Saunders said. “It’s a tragedy no matter what. I am sure the school and all his classmates are devastated.”

Seven Hills is an elite private school, voted by Niche as the “Best Private School in Cincinnati” in 2018, beating out St. Xavier and Cincinnati Country Day.

The school has about 1,000 students, according to Private School Review. Tuition ranges between $6,740 and $24,740.

Plush joined Seven Hills in sixth grade, according to the school's letter. The school will offer counseling to students.

Plush was “a young man of keen intelligence, good humor, and great courage,” the letter states, “and this whole community feels this loss very deeply.”