Young Man either Committed Suicide or was Hung - FBI joins Riley Investigation

The FBI has joined the investigation into the death of Woodrow Riley. The Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith contacted the FBI office in Mobile Wednesday and agent Henry McCaskill from the Monroeville office started an independent investigation Friday. Riley, a 15-year-old student at ECHS, was found dead at his home on Atmosphere Road August 26, with a bungee type cord around his neck. The central question facing investigators and the community is whether Riley committed suicide or was killed. "We have a responsibility to make sure this investigation is thorough, and we have a responsibility to reassure the community that we're doing everything that can be done," Smith said. "We now have three independent agencies investigating this," he said. "I think it will be a thorough investigation." [more ]