Dedham Teen Dies After Being Pulled From Pool At Grad Party

DEDHAM, MA - After nearly a week in the hospital, 17-year-old Alonzo Polk has died, his family posted to his Instagram Friday morning. The Dedham teen was pulled from a pool during a graduation party last week.

“Unfortunately I regret to inform all my families supporters that…my brother Alonzo Polk has passed on,” a relative posted on Instagram Friday. “Alonzo fought his fight with nothing but courage, strength, and the honor of a warrior!!! He will…and we will always be A.P.STRONG for my brother Alonzo Polk!!! R.I.P. ALONZO POLK.”

Police said they responded to 36 Neta Rd in Dedham around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning after reports of a person submerged in a pool. Polk was immediately brought to a hospital where he stayed until he died Friday morning.

The Norfolk county district attorney's office is reviewing the circumstances around Polk's death. Charges may follow including, furnishing alcohol to persons under 21 and reckless endangerment to a child, according to police.

There has been no word as to how Polk ended up in the pool, and further investigation into the incident is ongoing.