After Son Takes His Own Life, Father Warns Against Extended Pandemic Lockdowns

Chris Buckner in his son Dylan's room at his home in Northbrook, Ill., on April 16, 2021. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

NORTHBROOK, Ill.—Dylan Buckner’s bedroom looks like a typical teenager’s room, filled with sports trophies and plastered with posters of football stars.

Chris Buckner, Dylan’s father, points to photos and toys of cheetahs, saying Dylan liked the animals because of their speed. He gestures to a large model of a fish, a life-sized replica of the first one he caught with Dylan.