Robert Fuller, a 24-year-old black man, was found dead, hanging from a tree in Palmdale, Calif. Family and supporters are pushing back on the county sheriff's department's assessment of a likely suicide, saying Fuller's death appears to be a lynching.
This undated photo provided by the family of Robert Fuller via Najee Ali shows Robert Fuller, who was found dead Wednesday, hanging from a tree in Palmdale, Calif.This undated photo provided by the family of Robert Fuller via Najee Ali shows Robert Fuller, who was found dead Wednesday, hanging from a tree in Palmdale, Calif.A growing number of residents and officials in Los Angeles County are demanding answers in the death of a black man whose body was discovered hanging from a tree.
Robert Fuller's body was found early on Wednesday in Poncitlán Square park in Palmdale, Calif., a commuter city roughly an hour north of Los Angeles. The 24-year-old's death was deemed a likely suicide based on preliminary findings, theFuller's family and supporters are pushing back against the department's assessment, saying Fuller's death appears to be a lynching.
It came 10 days after another black man was found hanging from a tree about 50 miles away in Victorville. On Saturday, hundreds gathered in the park where Fuller's body was found demanding an investigation into his death. Throughout the day, protesters marched through the city's major thoroughfares and to the Palmdale's Sheriff Station.
Demanding sheriff deputies coming out to give answers about Robert Fuller, demands for an independent investigation
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