Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Suicide?

I'm not usually one to bring news out - but this just gets me today.

Billey Joe Johnson was a top-rated high school football player and sought after by several schools across the country, now he is dead after a self-inflicted gun shot wound. (postchronical.com)

Now here's where it gets interesting...

The officer had left Johnson in his vehicle and returned to his squad car when he heard a gun shot. Johnson was then seen by the officer, laying on the ground next to his car with a shot gun lying on him.

A shot gun suicide?  In a car?  By one of the most sought-after football players in the country?  In Mississippi?

Ok - I admit my first thought was quite the obvious.  The cop did it.  But this isn't the 1950's anymore - it's pretty well known that kids can be stupid, or depressed, or simply clumsy.

I hope for his family and the greater community that the truth is found & accepted, and that the community isn't torn apart in the ensuing investigation.

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