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A 16 year old Allentown boy is found dead at a treatment center, and tonight, investigators say they're treating it as a potentially criminal act. Family and friends remember a young man many call a "gentle giant."

WFMZ's Carl Madonna joins us live from Dieruff High School in Allentown with more.
Carl?

Here at Dieruff there was a moment of silence today to remember a classmate and a friend.
Students here like many are demanding answers tonight about how this 16 year old boy died where he turned for help.

16-year-old Joey Alteriz died Saturday at the Summit Quest Academy in Lancaster County.
Police say he died from cardiac arrest after being restrained by Academy employees.
Preliminary autopsy reports say Joey died from Asfixia.
Peter Karoly:
14:31:17 "...indicating heavy positioning of Joey Alteriz face down, also traumatic injuries about the shoulder, right lower abdomen, indicating compression and forcefully being maintained in a face down position."
Madonna:
News of Joey's death sent shockwaves through Dieruff High School where Joey was loved.
Katie Scehler:
4:14 "...Giovanni was a really great person, he was always there for anybody if they had a problem, he's was a big sweetheart."
Robert Woolf:
9:33 "...his boiling point would take a long time, I don't think he would get mad right away and if he did lash out it would be from anger from a lot of things."
Madonna:
The Lancaster County coroner is waiting for results from tissue and organ samples.
We spoke with Dr. Richard Grala, the Director of Summit Quest..he said, "...summit quest academy is involved in an internal investigation and it fully cooperating with local and state authorities to help them with their investigations. At Summit Quest we utilize a comprehensive crisis management procedure developed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Western Psychiatric Institute."
Cynthia Allen:
14:44:55 "...I didn't send my son away to get killed, I never in a million years planned to have my sons funeral."

Lehigh County officials say they will suspend referrals to Summit Quest until this investigation is complete.
Two months before this incident another boy died at Summit Quest.
His name was James White.
We're told police in Ephrata are still investigating his death.
We're live in Allentown, I'm Carl Madonna, 69 News.