North Carolina police say teenager in custody shot himself

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(Reuters) - A teenage suspect who died in North Carolina while he was handcuffed in the back of a police car shot himself in the head with a gun he hid from an officer, according to a police report released on Friday.

Jesus Huerta died on November 19 after he was arrested on an outstanding warrant for trespassing. His family had called authorities and reported that he ran away from home and requested police search for him.

Huerta's case triggered several protests in recent months over police conduct in Durham. The release of the report followed repeated calls from Huerta's family for more details about the circumstances of his death.

The preliminary results of the Durham Police Department's internal investigation indicate that an officer who arrested and searched Huerta failed to find a gun he had hidden on him.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/11/us-usa-ncarolina-crime-idUSBREA0A03E20140111?

Totally Believable

[jsr]

1. "His car had a video camera that was not on at the time of the incident"

How convenient.

[WhiteTara]

7. These people are amaizng

that they can kill with impunity and seem to never feel a sense of remorse.

[Iggo]

2. Yay, Cops!

They're the best!

[LisaLynne]

3. Oh, yeah, totally. I'm sure.

Nothing to see here.

[lame54]

4. If you believe that Christy has a bridge to sell ya

[Lost_Count]

6. So what happened then?

[Th1onein]

5. ANOTHER one?

This is getting really bad. They're not even trying to cover up their murders now.