CJ Dawley was a teenage boy who committed suicide back in the year 2014, his family sued Meta and Snapchat for the suicide of the boy.
CJ Dawley whose real name was Christopher James Dawley was a college-bound honors student who played sports and enjoyed outdoor activities. But he became addicted to Instagram and Snapchat and used the social media platforms extensively.
Although CJ never showed any physical or apparent sign of mental health problems or depression, he became addicted to Instagram and Snapchat and would often exchange explicit images with his contacts, he became more and more obsessed with his body image according to Bloomberg.
Let us learn more about CJ Dawley and take a close look at his parents and suicide.
Obituary: Who Is CJ Dawley And What Happened To Him?
CJ Dawley was a teen from Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States of America.
He was a high school student back in 2014 and was taking advanced placement classes at Central High School in Paddock Lake.
He worked at Texas Roadhouse in Kenosha and loved cars, boats, ATVs, and the outdoors but his love for the outdoors and other activities changed later after he started using Instagram and Snapchat.
After two years of using the social media platforms, he was addicted, using the platforms late into the night and sharing explicit images with others. He became sleep-deprived and obsessed over his own body image according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The boy who did not show any apparent signs of depression or other mental health problems committed suicide.
CJ Dawley Suicide: What Was His Death Cause?
CJ Dawley’s cause of death was suicide. He was 17 years old when he died back in 2014.
While CJ’s family was busy cleaning up Christmas decorations about a month before his birthday in January 2014, he posted a cryptic message on his Facebook that read “Who turned out the light?” and shot himself with a 22-caliber rifle.
He held the rifle with one hand while another was clutching his smartphone when he shot himself dead in his own house.
After his suicide in 2014, his mother Donna Dawley, is blaming social media giants for her son’s death. In her complaint she said, Neither Meta nor Snap warned users or their parents of the addictive and mentally harmful effects that the use of their products was known to cause amongst minor users.
Meet CJ Dawley Parents
CJ Dawley was born to his parents Chris and Donna Dawley.
His parents are pursuing a legal battle with the social media giants Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and Snapchat to hold them responsible for the death of their teen son.
Dawley’s parents are seeking help from Social Media Victims Law Center in their legal battle.