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Coroner’s Report: Handcuffed Black Youth Shot Himself in Chest

HeadlineAug 27, 2014

New information has emerged about the death of a 22-year-old African American in police custody in March. Louisiana State Police have claimed Victor White III shot himself in the back inside an Iberia Parish police cruiser while his hands were cuffed behind him. A coroner’s report obtained by NBC News contradicts that claim, saying he was shot in the chest. But it still concludes he killed himself. White’s family says he had a new baby and would not have committed suicide.

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