PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Records show a 17-year-old who died at a Safety Harbor shelter for unaccompanied minors had epilepsy, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Days before Angel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza died, staff at the shelter received an email from his cousin regarding his condition.

Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Espinoza’s medical history was uploaded into the online system, but it was not read, and the teen did not reveal his condition to anyone.

Gualtieri said Espinoza was found unconscious in bed on May 10, five days after he arrived at the shelter run by Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Children Services, which is funded by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement.

Gualtieri said so far the investigation indicates Espinoza died after having an epileptic seizure in his sleep due to the laceration found on his tongue. However, the autopsy is not final yet.

While the sheriff said “it’s definitely not a criminal issue” and that no charges are pending, it could pose “a legitimate issue” for the Department of Health and Human Services to look into. However, Gualtieri said the investigation has uncovered no concerns about how the shelter is run.

“Transparency is very important,” Gualtieri said. “People need to know what the facts are and what they are not. A lack of transparency breeds suspicion and people start talking, so I think it’s better we get it out.”

Gualtieri said investigators are trying to determine from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol whether Espinoza had his epilepsy medicine or medical records when he crossed the border at Reynosa, Mexico, on May 3.

According to the sheriff’s office, his mother said he had three months’ worth of medication when he left Honduras on April 25.

Gualtieri said Espinoza was in the process of being placed with his cousin in Tampa, who was his U.S. sponsor.