Post by Logan on Feb 10, 2016 1:54:37 GMT -6
Black Lives Matter activist kills himself on steps of Ohio statehouse
A prominent young Ohio activist killed himself on the steps of the statehouse Monday.
MarShawn M. McCarrel II, a leading member of the state’s Black Lives Matter movement, shot himself outside the capitol’s entrance at around 6 p.m. The 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, State Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Craig Cvetan told the Columbus Dispatch.
“We don’t have any evidence to know the reason why he did it,” Cvetan said.
There were signs on social media that McCarrel had been struggling lately, however. His Twitter feed oscillated between joy and despair, and on the morning of his death he tweeted an emotional goodbye.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/09/black-lives-matter-activist-kills-himself-on-steps-of-ohio-statehouse/
A prominent young Ohio activist killed himself on the steps of the statehouse Monday.
MarShawn M. McCarrel II, a leading member of the state’s Black Lives Matter movement, shot himself outside the capitol’s entrance at around 6 p.m. The 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, State Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Craig Cvetan told the Columbus Dispatch.
“We don’t have any evidence to know the reason why he did it,” Cvetan said.
There were signs on social media that McCarrel had been struggling lately, however. His Twitter feed oscillated between joy and despair, and on the morning of his death he tweeted an emotional goodbye.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/09/black-lives-matter-activist-kills-himself-on-steps-of-ohio-statehouse/