The parents of an aspiring weatherman who died from a gunshot wound to the head have slammed a police investigation into his death as 'a whitewash' after it ruled their son took his own life. Bill and Therese Engelhardt said they are now hiring a private investigator to look into the death of their son Timothy. The distraught couple said they are disgusted by the report which blames the 22-year-old for his own death. An 'extensive investigation' into the young man's death by police in Florida ruled that he had been ranting about suicide at a friend's home before grabbing the barrel of a loaded gun and pointing it at his head.
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Timothy Englehardt died from a gunshot wound as he hung out with friends in Florida on September 13
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The 911 caller said that Englehardt had shot himself - but another person can be heard saying in the background: 'I did it'
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Family of dead 22-year-old weather student demanded full investigation into his death after initial ruling it was suicide
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Police in Holly Hill, near Daytona Beach, Florida, have now charged one of the people at the scene of his death with a misdemeanor gun charge
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They say Jacob Eldred's finger was on the trigger and pointed weapon at his own head but the dead man grabbed the gun and it went off as a result
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Official police report says Eldred had removed magazine and buullet which killed Englehardt was in the chamber
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But his father told MailOnline he was appalled at the decision and is hiring his own private detective to re-investigate the death
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