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The police chief called Plush's death a \"horrific tragedy.\"

Mercy Montessori, where Plush was a student from kindergarten to sixth grade, said in a statement, \"He was an inspiration to many children and teachers at Mercy Montessori. Kyle’s gentle spirit made it a joy for others to be around him. We lovingly remember Kyle as creative, vibrant, and kind.\"

The school is holding a vigil tonight.

The teen died from \"asphyxia due to chest compression,\" a preliminary autopsy determined, according to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office. The manner of death was accidental, the coroner's office said. There was no evidence of foul play or a drug overdose, the coroner's office said.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters said he is reviewing Plush's death with help from the coroner's office.

\"This young man was trapped in the third row bench seat, and it is called asphyxia due to chest compression,\" Deters said. \"We are actively working to identify experts to assist us in this investigation.\"

A Honda spokesperson told ABC News \"Honda does not have any specific information from which to definitively determine what occurred in this incident. We can confirm that there were no seat-related recalls affecting the 2004 Honda Odyssey.”

The spokesperson added, \"Without further details about the incident, I’m not in a position to speculate about what happened, but, in the absence of any recalls that could be related to this sort of incident, it would be premature to speculate that a vehicle defect was involved.\"

The police said \"a further review of all communications records has prompted the Cincinnati Police Department to initiate a full procedural and technical review of all calls received by the Emergency Communications Section and associated dispatch recordings related to this incident.\"

City officials, who run the 911 center, also are investigating, City Manager Harry Black said, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

\"This matter is very disturbing,\" Black said. \"If there are deficiencies on the part of the 911 center operations, my mandate is to fix whatever needs to be fixed.\"

ABC News' Dominick Proto, Michael DelMoro, Rachel Katz and Rex Sakamoto contributed to this report.

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