After child’s suicide, mom reminds others that help is available

DENVER (KDVR) — At the Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, chimes blow in a nearby pine tree, marking the final resting spot of Dominic Vigil.

The 13-year-old had been on summer break for just two days when he died by suicide in early June.

“Coming here, it’s devastating knowing that he’s lying in the ground and no longer with me,” said his mother, Crystal Crewse. “Dominic was such a bright, bright student and had such a bright future, and now it’s gone because he was getting bullied.”

Crewse said she knew Dominic was being bullied in school and believes it likely played a role in his death.

“Parents, please teach your kids to stop bullying,” Crewse said. “These kids are 13 and younger,…