https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-12/investigation-ongoing-after-young-black-man-found-hanging-from-tree-in-palmdale
The discovery of a 24-year-old Black man hanging from a tree near Palmdale City Hall this week has sparked alarm in the Antelope Valley as investigators try to determine whether his death was caused by suicide or if foul play was involved.
A passerby spotted the mans body at 3:39 a.m. Wednesday in the 38300 block of 9th Street East, according to authorities. Emergency personnel responded and determined that the man identified as Robert Fuller was dead, authorities said.
Lt. Kelly Yagerlener of the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroners office said the death was initially reported as an apparent suicide, but a decision on the cause of death is deferred pending an investigation. A full autopsy is planned.
Investigators have been in contact with Mr. Fullers family and are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr. Fullers death, Palmdale officials wrote in a statement
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Palmdale is a suburb of Los Angeles...located about 25 miles northeast of L.A. This is real. This story is at multiple locations on the internet.