Mom: 12-year-old took her own life after being bullied

Mar. 18—ELKHART — The community is mourning the death of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life Monday after being bullied at school, according to her mother.

Nicole Ball told WNDU that her daughter, Rio Allred, had alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair to fall out, and was frequently bullied at North Side Middle School.