Dual incidents of hangings of two Black men in separate incidents in California within weeks of one another are drawing outrage and causing skepticism about what really happened to them among many, including state officials who are calling for further investigation by law enforcement.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner had initially determined that the death was a suicide, but that conclusion was rejected by his family and local leaders, who demanded an investigation.
“The attorney general, as the lead attorney and law enforcement official for the state of California, will lend additional expertise and oversight into this important investigation and provide the community with the answers they deserve,” L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger told The Los Angeles Times.
“Robert Fuller’s family and our community can’t have closure [without] a complete independent investigation,” Wilk wrote in a Twitter message.
But his family says that the investigation is taking too long and they also believe his death is suspicious.
