(L.A.) Christopher Wheeler, 11, Ended His Life

Case Number: 2001-03787

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 11-year-old Caucasian male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the child as Christopher Wheeler.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of Head

RIP CHRISTOPHER WHEELER (June 16, 1989 – May 23, 2001)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 9:40 a.m.

This may well be the youngest suicide that the L.A. County’s medical examiner has made public.