Chavis Carter Called His Girlfriend Minutes Before Being Shot in the Police Car

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Police are saying that the man who was shot in the back of a police car while handcuffed called his girlfriend and told her that he had a gun. The case of Chavis Carter has gotten attention from the nation, including civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who called for an investigation. Carter’s death was ruled to be a suicide, but observers were wondering how he could have shot himself in the head while handcuffed.

Carter’s girlfriend, who remains unidentified, says that he told her that he was scared and that he loved her. Police say that the man made two calls from the back of the police car.