Justin Chase Golden was a 12-year-old student at Centerview Elementary found with a gunshot wound in his Newport, Tennessee home on the night of Tuesday, January 17, 2017. His mother placed a 911 call about 10 p.m. saying her son had apparently shot himself. Responding officers performed CPR until EMS took him to a nearby emergency room, but he did not survive.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was called in and worked with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office; the Department of Children’s Services was also notified. Sheriff Armando Fontes said investigators were looking into the circumstances and awaiting forensic results to clarify the manner of death. The initial report referenced a possible self-inflicted wound, but the official determination and any follow-up findings have not been released.

If anyone in Newport knew Justin or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.