#Roommates, a disturbing story is coming out of Palmdale, California. According to a local news reports, a black man was found hanging from a tree near the Palmdale City Hall—and while authorities are suspecting suicide, many believe he may have been lynched.
As reported by The AV Times, a young black man in his 20s (now identified as 23-year-old Robert Fuller from Antelope Valley) was found with a rope around his neck and hanging from a tree very close to the Palmdale City Hall building in Los Angeles. Fuller’s body was found around 4AM on June 10th hanging from a tree in Poncitlan Square, according to Lt. Brandon Dean of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau.
While Dean stated that all early indicators point to Fuller committing suicide by hanging, investigators are waiting for full autopsy results and information from his family to find out if he had any past issues with mental illness. Meanwhile, Fuller’s family has created a GoFundMe to cover his funeral expenses. So far, almost $27,000 has been raised of a $40,000 initial goal.
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Palmdale City officials released a statement on June 11th following the discovery of Fuller’s body, saying they extend “sincere condolences and sympathies to the family and friends of the individual who tragically passed away in Palmdale… Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Sadly, it is not the first such incident since the COVID-19 pandemic began.”
Currently, there are no suspects or motive surrounding Fuller’s death.
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