School tragedy. We begin the investigation you will only see on this program that starts in rural texas with one familys serious questions surrounding a young mans disappearance back in november and the discovery three weeks later of his body. Questions like how did searchers miss his body even though it was found up the road from where he vanished. And why authorities are sure he died from a self inflicted drug dose. And the autopsy shows that his throat was cut and ear was missing. Why was he undressed when he was found. That is casting doubts on the official version. Reporter the sun was just going down when Alfred Wright pulled into this liquor store on a long, quiet stretch of route 87 in east texas not far from the louisiana border. The 28yearold was on the way to see a patient when his pickup truck broke down again. His wife lauren sent alfreds parents to get him. The last time i called him i heard heavy breathing. He was not responding to anything i was saying. Reporter his par
Later of his body, questions like how did searchers miss Alfred Wrights body, even though it was found just up the road from where he vanished . Also, what makes authorities so sure he died of a selfinflicted Drug Overdose when his family says that he didnt do drugs . And how can they rule out foul play when Authorities Say his throat was cut and an ear was missing . Why was he undressed when he was found . Those things cast doubt on the official reason. Wright was an africanamerican in a part of texas with a history of racial tension and one of historys most horrific hate crimes. Deborah feyerick has the report. Reporter the sun was going down when Alfred Wright pulled into this liquor store on route 87 in east texas not far from the louisiana border. The 28yearold physical therapist was on his way to see a patient when his unreliable pickup truck broke down again. His wife, lauren who was home with their two young sons, immediately sent alfreds parents to get him. Last time i called
Searchers miss Alfred Wrights body, even though it was found just up the road from where he vanished. Also, what makes authorities so sure he died of a selfinflicted Drug Overdose when his family says he did not do drugs. And how can they rule out foul play when one autopsy says that Alfred Wrights throat had been cut and an ear was missing. Why was he undressed when he was found. Those and other questions are casting doubt on the official version, so is the fact that Alfred Wright was a young africanamerican in a part of texas with a history of racial tension and one of americas most horrific recent hate crimes. Deborah feyerick begins our report. Reporter the sun was just going down when Alfred Wright turned into this liquor store on a long, quiet stretch of route 87 in east texas, not far from the louisiana border. The 28yearold physical therapist was on his way to see a patient when his unreliable pickup truck broke down again. His wife, lauren, who was home with their two young so
Confident. A 16yearold and a 17yearold. The 16yearold turned himself in just about an hour ago. Thats what were being hold by police. The 17yearold was arrested at his home in south philadelphia, shortly after the shooting. Anderson, they were able to find him by looking at surveillance tape from the gym. That is where the shooting actually took place. Police tell us from looking at the tape, its unclear if the shooting was intentional, or if it was accidental. In any case, administrators were able to look at the tape, identify the 17yearold student. They pulled his address, dispatched police out to his house. They were able to make that arrest. What theyve been unable to do at this point is find the handgun that was used in the shooting, whether it be intentional or accidental. So is there any indication of a motive here . Thats a good question. Still early on in the investigation. Police are still trying to determine what the motive was, if any, if it was intentional, if there was a