“Corey was the most loving, giving, funny person. “I believe (it happened) because he recently realized he was a homosexual and he was getting pressured at school by his peers because he told his family and nothing changed here,” said grandmother Carolyn Evans.
The Oakland County medical examiner confirmed his death was a suicide by hanging.Ĭorey’s family said he recently revealed to them that he was gay - they believe Corey was bullied over his sexual orientation, and that the bullying led him to commit suicide. It saddens me to start out the day like this.Ĭampus police at Oakland University in Rochester, MI, police report the body of 19-year-old Corey Jackson, of Warren, MI, was found in a wooded area of the campus.
