The Transparency Project: The Suspicious Death of Brett Wittner

Brett Wittner

Fourteen-year-old high school freshman Brett Wittner of Covington, Louisiana, was brought into  the St. Tammany Parish Hospital the morning of Feb. 25, 2012, with a gunshot wound an inch or so behind his right ear. The bullet had fragmented, and bits of it had made their way toward the left side of his head, causing extensive damage to his brain, according to medical records. He died later that day. The police determined that Brett had accidentally shot himself while at a friend’s house. A grand jury subsequently examined the case and declined to indict anyone. However, Brett’s parents don’t agree with that finding and are continuing to look for avenues that will lead to a different outcome.

Brett’s mother, Donna Wittner, will discuss the case and where it will go from here.

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