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Missouri family seeks answers in Black 19-year-old's death
by Jim Salter, The Associated Press
Posted May 20, 2021 11:42 pm EDT
Last Updated May 20, 2021 at 11:44 pm EDT
MOVE PHOTO AT 10:30 PM CT ON THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021 TO ACCOMPANY STORY BY JIM SALTER - In this May 14, 2021 photo provided by Jeremiah Choka, about 100 racial justice activists staged a protest march in Fredericktown, Missouri questioning the death of Derontae Martin. his mother, grandmother and racial injustice activists are questioning how the young Black man ended up shot to death IN April during a prom party inside the rural Missouri home of a middle aged man with a history of bigoted social media postings. They don't believe the findings of a preliminary investigation indicating that he took his own life. (photo courtesy of Jeremiah Choka via AP)
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A black teen did not kill himself while attending a party at the home of a white man who made racist social media posts, his family insists.
On April 25, 19-year-old Derontae Martin was found shot to death during a prom party inside the rural Missouri home of a middle-aged white man with a history of bigoted social media postings.
Madison County Sheriff's Office ruled his death a suicide by gunshot wound to the head, but Martin's family says the outgoing 19-year-old was not suicidal and find the circumstances surrounding his death 'questionable.'
Martin's mother, Ericka Lotts, his grandmother and racial injustice activists don't believe the findings of a preliminary investigation indicating that he took his own life inside the attic of that home.
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Derontae Martin was a playful and outgoing 19-year-old, a former football standout and a “big kid” who looked out for his friends and family.
Now, his mother, grandmother and racial injustice activists are questioning the official account of how the young Black man ended up shot to death during a prom party inside the rural Missouri home of a middle-aged white man with a history of bigoted social media postings. They don’t believe the findings of a preliminary investigation indicating that he took his own life inside the attic of that home.
“It’s heartbreaking,” Martin’s grandmother Kimberly Lotts said. “He wasn’t a kid that caused trouble, ran around or beat up folks, or robbed or stole. He wasn’t that kind of a kid. He was a very loving, fun-filled kid. He was a loyal, faithful friend to those that he cared about.”
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