Chavis Carter's death has officially been ruled a suicide. The case attracted a great deal of attention after the young man was shot in the head, while handcuffed in the back of a police car. Chavis's mother, family and friends as well as thousands of others have questioned the circumstances of the death. How did Chavis manage such an incredible feat?
Despite the act defying all logic, an Arkansas state medical examiner has concluded the death was in fact a suicide. Nobody can understand how or why Chavis would take his own life for an offense that was relatively minor. The autopsy report has been released, but undoubtedly, there will still be some questions. Chavis's death has been ruled a suicide, "based on autopsy findings and investigative conclusions from the Jonesboro police department."
According to the report, the muzzle of the gun was pressed against the right side of his head and fired. Chavis's mother has stated he was left-handed and she does not understand how he could manage to shoot himself on the right side of his head. Jonesboro Police responded with a video proving it is entirely possible to contort the body enough to shoot oneself in the head.
It isn't over yet. The FBI is still conducting their investigation and will hopefully shed some more light on the case. There are enough CSI-type shows on television that people feel fairly confident the truth will come out. The FBI will likely reveal the answer to the gun residue question. Was there any on Chavis Carters's hands? Bullet trajectory and other key evidence will also prove or disprove the suicide explanation.
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Comments: 17
I still have to lean to it being accidental... with Carter trying to escape by way of shooting his cuff chains loose or something similar. This also means that the cop, while likely not a murderer, could be held for negligence for not locating the weapon and disarming his suspect.
Okay, I'll bite on this one. Please define your reasoning for the tag... if you don't mind, that is :)
Just curious... nothing more.
Now weigh this... you have the perp and you have the cop. The charge is minor so suicide is ridiculous. On the flip, even a rogue cop is not apt to shoot his collar in the back seat of his own patrol car in public.
Like Sherlock Holmes said; "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Assuming that both murder and suicide meet the criteria of impossible based on the laws of (im)probability... what is left?
This is why I suggest that there was another avenue... as I mentioned in my original comment above.
Just a lot of puzzle pieces that don't fit.
This was no accident. It was not suicide. It was murder, plain and simple. And I hope his family sues.