CALIFORNIA, June 13 — Police in California yesterday said a young black man found hanging from a tree likely committed suicide, stirring outrage among community members who said authorities were too quick to draw conclusions about what could have been a hate crime. The reaction to the death of...
People hold placards and raise their fists during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Los Angeles June 8, 2020. — Reuters pic
The reaction to the death of 24-year-old Robert Fuller showed how high tensions around race and policing are running in the United States after George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. Captain Ron Shaffer told a televised community meeting yesterday that it appeared Fuller “died by suicide.”
On social media, the hashtag #JusticeforRobertFuller trended on Twitter with users calling for a full investigation of what some speculated was a cover-up of a lynching.
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