McKinney family shares tragic loss of 15-year-old to suicide | wfaa.com

Hannah Zang was in Houston when she got the late-night frantic call from her mother to come back home to McKinney. She didn’t know what had happened until a detective confirmed to her that her 15-year-old brother, Tanton Zang, had died by suicide. 

“I was in shock,” said Hannah Zang. 

At first, she had thought her brother’s death may have been an accident, but detectives were telling her otherwise.

Tanton Zang was a sophomore at McKinney High School. The family told WFAA that Tanton was an adventurer who loved sports. His sister said Tanton would go to the neighborhood park to play pick-up basketball often. She described him as strong-willed and someone who worked really hard to be “perfect.” 

The family admitted to WFAA that the pandemic and stay-at-home orders were tough on the teenager. He hadn’t seen or interacted with friends in months. Tanton was quiet about his challenges and the pandemic likely only exacerbated the matter.

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