The FBI has launched an investigation into the death of an African-American teenager who was found hanging from a swing set in North Carolina. In August, 17-year-old Lennon Lacy was found dead in a majority-white trailer park in the tiny town of Bladenboro. He had been in a relationship with an older white woman. Local authorities quickly ruled his death a suicide. But his family and the local NAACP have raised the possibility he may have been lynched. They say local police rushed to judgment and overlooked basic questions, like why Lacy was wearing someone else’s shoes.
FBI Probes Possible Lynching of North Carolina Teen
HeadlineDec 18, 2014