Jury Rules Violence, Not Suicide Responsible For Death Of Black Missouri Teen Found In Attic Of Known Racist

After a Missouri coroner ruled the death of a Black teen a suicide, a jury refuted its findings and ruled that 19-year-old Derontae Martin was the victim of violence. Martin’s family demanded a coroner’s inquest be held and for a six-person jury to decide whether Martin’s death was accidental, suicide, natural causes or by violence, […]