Parents share footage of daughter, 8, choking to death at school
In video from April 15, Adrian Thompson is seen running up to an employee at the school while struggling to breathe, before bolting down the corridors in a panic.
TL;DR
- Adrian Thompson, 8, choked to death at Velma Penny Elementary School.
- Parents released surveillance footage of her final moments in the cafeteria.
- The footage shows Adrian seeking help from a school employee while struggling to breathe.
- The employee guided Adrian out of the cafeteria, believing she was sick.
- Adrian returned and sought help again before running to the nurse's office.
- The nurse performed the Heimlich maneuver, but Adrian collapsed.
- Medics performed CPR and transported Adrian to the hospital, where she died.
- Texas Rangers previously cleared school staff of wrongdoing.
- The parents have launched a fundraiser for medical bills and to share their story.