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Feds Overseeing Police Investigation Into Backseat Shooting of Victor White III
When police in New Iberia, Louisiana, claimed that 22-year-old Victor White III shot himself in the back of a squad car while his hands were cuffed behind his back this past March, White's family was shocked and disbelieving.
The family demanded answers, but got none. When Rev. Victor White Sr. originally went to identify his son's body, he was told nothing about the cause of death — in fact, he discovered the police version of events via Facebook. Louisiana State Police released a March 3 news release saying White had "produced a handgun and fired one round striking himself in the back."
"I was outraged, because they didn't tell me anything," White Sr. told reporters at a press conference this Monday, at which the White family called for a federal investigation. "Everybody all over the place knew what they were saying happened to my son, that he shot himself in the back. But I'll say this: my son didn't kill himself. My son had too much going on in his life at the time to take his life."
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When police in New Iberia, Louisiana, claimed that 22-year-old Victor White III shot himself in the back of a squad car while his hands were cuffed behind his back this past March, White's family was shocked and disbelieving.
The family demanded answers, but got none. When Rev. Victor White Sr. originally went to identify his son's body, he was told nothing about the cause of death — in fact, he discovered the police version of events via Facebook. Louisiana State Police released a March 3 news release saying White had "produced a handgun and fired one round striking himself in the back."
"I was outraged, because they didn't tell me anything," White Sr. told reporters at a press conference this Monday, at which the White family called for a federal investigation. "Everybody all over the place knew what they were saying happened to my son, that he shot himself in the back. But I'll say this: my son didn't kill himself. My son had too much going on in his life at the time to take his life."
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