The TikTok community has been shaken by the devastating news about creator Jiare Schneider. Just ten agonizing days after his disappearance, the worst fears of his loved ones were confirmed as authorities discovered his lifeless body in a wooded area in Jonesboro, Georgia.
Lt. Ricky Porter of the Clayton County Police Department, shed light on the grim discovery, stating, “Our officers received a call from friends and family of Jiare Schneider, who’s been missing from Forest Park. We did find the vehicle deep in the woodlice, which indicates there was a fast speed approaching the intersection.”
It was said that the TikToker had borrowed a friend’s silver Toyota 4Runner to go to a nightclub but sadly never returned home. Police said a “vehicle was found in the woodline by friends searching for Jiare Schneider, a missing person reported to Forest Park Police on November 15.”
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Family friend Germequ Bell gave a little more insight while sharing mixed emotions of relief and anger, saying, “We were searching more toward around that content house he was last seen at. We never got to come this way because it was blocked off by construction. Of course, [we’re] relieved that we found him, but still angry that we didn’t get the resources, the help that we were asking.”
Amidst the grief and questions that lingered in the air, whispers of foul play is being discussed. However, police say an investigation is currently underway. The case has been turned over to detectives with the criminal investigations division. They are “investigating the death altogether.”
In the midst of this tragedy, Schneider’s young son now faces a future without his father.
We will continue to keep you updated as this story develops.
