Cleveland HS senior dead; suicide suspected

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The Cleveland community is mourning the death of a high school senior who reportedly committed suicide Thursday afternoon, April 14.

According to Capt. Ken DeFoor, spokesperson of the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, the young man's body was found by his mother around 4:30 p.m. on Wells Cemetery Road off of FM 1011, just outside the city limits for the City of Cleveland.

It is believed the young man took his life by using a handgun, DeFoor said.

Described as a "great kid" by Cleveland Police Chief Darrel Broussard, the teen's name is being withheld because of his age and due to the nature of his death.

"He had only a month of high school left before graduation," said Broussard, who admits the death strikes close to home because he knew the teen and his family. "He wanted to go into law enforcement. It's a terrible loss."

Cleveland ISD Superintendent Dr. Darrell Myers said the district will have counselors available on Monday for those students who are overcome with grief as news of their peer's death becomes known.