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August 27, 2014

Coroner's Report: Handcuffed Black Youth Shot Himself in Chest 
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New information has emerged about the death of a 22-year-old African
American in police custody in March. Lousiana 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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