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Johnson County officials investigate apparent murder-sucicide

LAFAYETTE, Ind. ( WLFI ) — A tragic accident had a 2-year-old Lafayette boy fighting for his life. He wasn’t alone in his battle. Logan Vanderkleed ’s family said Logan felt the love as he took his last breath on Wednesday. Logan Vanderkleed loved to say his prayers. “Amen,” he said in a home video taken back in April. He learned how to pray from his parents, but sometimes it felt like he was the teacher. “It’s crazy coming from a 2-year-old,” Logan’s mother, Lisa Vanderkleed, said. “He was always encouraging us to pray in the morning if we forgot in the rush of the morning.” The Vanderkleeds turned to prayer, and so did thousands of others after Logan accidentally rolled up the car window on his neck on Aug. 17, leaving his brain without oxygen for too long. He was in the hospital about a week and in that time, a Love for Logan Facebook page kept more than 42,000 followers up to date on his condition. “I think it’s my way of like grieving through that process,” Lisa said. “You’re ...