Two Arrested in Upshur County Teen’s Shooting

GILMER — The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two 14-year-old males in connection with the shooting death of a local teenager after the teen’s body was found in a car. KETK reports officials responded to a suspicious car call Sunday evening just before 9:45 in Diana. When deputies arrived they found Jacob Johnson (pictured), 17, dead from gunshot wounds. According to preliminary autopsy reports, Johnson died from two gunshot wounds to the head. Debbie Cobb, secretary to the superintendent of the New Diana Independent School District, says Johnson had withdrawn from school in October 2013. Authorities say they are investigating the incident as a homicide and more arrests are possible.