Boy, 15, Dies After Sniffing Gas Fumes With Friend
<i> Associated Press</i>
DELBARTON, W. Va. —
A teen-ager died after sniffing gasoline fumes with a friend, medical investigators said.
Shawn Christopher Jessie, 15, and a friend were sniffing gasoline on a bridge, Mingo County sheriff’s Deputy J.B. Cook said. When the friend decided to go home, Shawn was unable to get up and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead Wednesday.
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