According to officials, the deaths in Palmdale and Victorville, California, occurred more than a week apart, which has generated intense scrutiny after nationwide protests rebuking the police killing of George Floyd.
into the hanging death of a Black man in Palmdale, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said on Saturday there were no indications of foul play in the hanging death of another Black man in Victorville last month.
"A death investigation is being conducted," Miller wrote in an email to The Desert Sun."There were no indications at the scene that suggested foul play. The cause and manner of death are pending."In a statement, Harsch's family said they were concerned that the investigation was taking a long time and said they regarded his death as suspicious.
More than 1,500 people have signed an online petition requesting the sheriff's department and cities of Victorville and San Bernardino to conduct an investigation into his death. In Palmdale, authorities are investigating the death of a 24-year-old Robert Fuller, a Black man found hanging from a tree near City Hall, which they originally described as an apparent suicide. That prompted concern and outrage in the community.
On Saturday, hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Palmdale, a city of 150,000, marching from the park where Fuller’s body was found to the sheriff’s station. Many carried signs that said"Justice for Robert Fuller."
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