Investigation Reopened In Georgia Teen Kendrick Johnson’s Mysterious Death
“There’s still a lot of questions people want answered," Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk said.
Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson stand next to a banner on their SUV showing their late son, Kendrick Johnson, on Dec. 13, 2013, in Valdosta, Ga.
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Nearly a decade after Kendrick Johnson’s body was found in a high school gymnasium, investigators have announced a new probe into the Black teenager’s mysterious death.
In 2013, the 17-year-old’s body was found upside down inside a rolled-up gym mat at a Georgia high school; he'd suffocated to death. Investigators, who suspected he’d become trapped after attempting to grab a “pair of sneakers,” ruled his death a freak accident. The case was closed almost half a decade ago due to “insufficient evidence” of foul play, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.