Jesus take the wheel : 7 year old commits suicide due to bullying and stress

DETROIT – (WDIV/CNN) - A Detroit community is reeling from the apparent suicide of a 7-year-old boy.

"Very outgoing, played with my kids all the time...just seemed like he loved life," said Latonya Garrett, a neighbor.

Garrett said she'll never forget the bright smile of her daughter's 7-year-old friend especially when he was riding his bike along this sidewalk.

"He waved and spoke to her, not knowing that would be the last time," Garrett said.

But Wednesday evening came with horrifying screams.

The boy locked himself in a bedroom. His mother broke through the door only to find her little boy hanging from his bunk bed by a belt.

The mother and first responders tried to revive the boy, but it was too late.

"It was unfathomable to me that a 7-year-old even had the capacity to, you know, plan out a suicide. So obviously we are going to investigate it very intensely," said Chief Ralph Goodbee, of the Detroit Police Department.

Police sources said the boy was being bullied at school. He was constantly being teased because he was the only boy in his home.

Sources said the 7-year-old was also depressed over the recent separation of his parents.

Friends of the family tell us the mother was aware of the problems and had her son in counseling with their church pastor.

"The mother very, very, very involved with her kids. Just took my niece, her son, went to a Tigers game with some other neighbors," Garrett said.

Investigators plan to go to the boy's school to see if the bullying was reported and who was involved.