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Candlelight vigil to honor bullied Iowa teen
DAVENPORT (AP) ? A candlelight vigil will be held Tuesday in Davenport in honor of a bullied Iowa teen who committed suicide.
Fourteen-year-old Kenneth Weishuhn Jr., of Primghar, died April 15 of what the O?Brien County Sheriff?s Office has described only as a ?self-inflicted injury.? The teen?s mother, Jeannie Chambers, has said she knew her son was being harassed for being gay, but she didn?t realize the extent ...
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Sep. 30, 2018 7:57 pm
DAVENPORT (AP) ? A candlelight vigil will be held Tuesday in Davenport in honor of a bullied Iowa teen who committed suicide.
Fourteen-year-old Kenneth Weishuhn Jr., of Primghar, died April 15 of what the O?Brien County Sheriff?s Office has described only as a ?self-inflicted injury.? The teen?s mother, Jeannie Chambers, has said she knew her son was being harassed for being gay, but she didn?t realize the extent of the bullying.
Q-C Pride Inc. is organizing Tuesday?s vigil. The Quad-City Times reports it?s set for 7:30 p.m. at the Vander Veer Botanical Park.
