Autumn Crittendon, former actress from “16 and Pregnant,” dies at 27, police launch investigation

16 and pregnant Former student Autumn (Oxley) Crittendon has died at the age of 27.

According to a statement provided to PEOPLE, officers with the Henrico County Police Department were called to a residence in Sandston, Virginia at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. Upon arrival, there was a medical emergency regarding an unresponsive adult female.

“Members of the Henrico Fire Department attempted life-saving measures, but these were ineffective,” the statement said. “The adult female, Autumn Oxley, 27, of Henrico, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Henrico Police are currently treating this incident as a fatality.”

It continues: “Detectives are working with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in this case to determine the exact cause and manner of death.”

Authorities have asked anyone with information about this incident to contact Henrico police at 804-501-5000 or report information anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or through P3tips.com.

On Sunday, July 21, Crittendon’s sister Misty changed her profile picture on Facebook to a sweet snapshot of the two as children, followed by the hashtags: “#JusticeforAutumn #CrittendonStrong.”

The reality star had three children and appeared on MTV’s 16 and pregnant in season 5. At that time she was pregnant with her first son, Drake.

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This news comes months after another 16 and pregnant Graduate Sean Garinger died in an ATV accident that caused blunt force trauma to the head. He was only 20 years old.

“He just pushed the ATV from one parking spot to the next so I could back into it,” said his mother, Mary Hobbs. The US Sun back then. “He pulled in in front of me to park the ATV and the ground gave way from all the rain and mud.”

Hobbs added that the SUV then rolled over and “shattered” Garinger’s skull.

“I ran to the neighbors and tried to find someone who could help me get the ATV off of him. No one answered. I ran back to him,” she recalled. “At that point, I realized he was no longer alive.”

Garinger was in season 6 of 16 and pregnant and has two children with Selena Gutierrez.