Billey Joe Johnson's tragic death at a traffic stop in Mississippi a few months ago drew enough attention to garner NAACP involvement. Additionally, there was enough suspicion surrounding the circumstances of his passing that a grand jury was convened to gather information and decide if the shotgun round that killed him was fired on accident or purposefully.

The grand jury issued their report today and ruled that it was indeed accidental.

Billey Joe Johnson's Death Ruled 'Accidental' by Grand Jury originally appeared on Backporch FanHouse on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:55:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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