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1:52 p.m.
- Grand jury determined George County High School star running back Billey Joe Johnson accidentally shot himself.
- The Sheriff's Office is cleared of any criminal wrong doing.
- We'll have the latest on this breaking story live report from Lucedale on News 5 at 5:00
11:44 p.m.
LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi grand jury is expected to
release its report on the shooting death of a star high school
football player during a traffic stop.
An initial investigation concluded that Billey Joe Johnson had
shot and killed himself with a 12-gauge shotgun.
The 17-year-old's death has inflamed suspicion since Dec. 8.
That's when the standout running back at George County High School
was killed after a deputy stopped him for running a red light.
Assistant District Attorney Brice Wiggins says the grand jury's
report is expected at a hearing Thursday afternoon in George County
Circuit Court in Lucedale.
Johnson's family and the NAACP have rejected suicide as the
cause of the death. They say he had too much to live for including
a shot at playing in the NFL.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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