FBI to investigate death of North Carolina teen found hanging from swing set
Source: The Guardian
The FBI will investigate the case of Lennon Lacy, the black teenager found hanging in August from a swing set in North Carolina, whose parents have disputed the official ruling that he killed himself and asked whether his death amounted to a modern-day lynching.
It was confirmed on Friday that a federal agent has been assigned to investigate what happened to Lacy, 17, a budding high-school football prospect found hanging in the middle of a predominantly white trailer park in Bladenboro, North Carolina, on 29 August. The move follows a formal request from the Lacy family and from the North Carolina branch of the NAACP to the US attorney asking for the federal authorities to throw their weight behind the investigation.
Pierre Lacy, Lennon’s brother, told the Guardian that the involvement of the FBI marked a “huge step” in their search for the truth. “We have accomplished a lot even to have the FBI consider looking into this.”
Lacy said the assignment of an agent took the inquiry “to the next level” but added: “We are still left waiting to find out where this will all take us.”
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/12/fbi-investigate-lennon-lacy-north-carolina
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