`` Every parent all over the world would want to have a son like Kendrick , '' Kenneth Johnson told CNN 's Cooper . ` Ryan Johnson , 17 , was found dead in a rolled - up mat a high school gym . Police closed the case on him , saying his death was an accident . His parents say otherwise ; they believe a second autopsy proves it . The Johnsons are pushing for a coroner 's report , reopening the case .
Ryan Johnson , 17 , was found dead in a rolled - up mat a high school gym . Police closed the case on him , saying his death was an accident . His parents say otherwise ; they believe a second autopsy proves it . The Johnsons are pushing for a coroner 's report , reopening the case .