Relatives of a 38-year-old Black man whose body was found hanging from a tree in Victorville, California, say they believe he died from suicide, a family spokesman says.
The sheriff's department showed Harsch's family members"surveillance video from a vacant building" related to his death, it said in a statement. An autopsy was conducted June 12.
"Although there remains no sign of foul play, the forensic pathologist is waiting for toxicology results before assigning the cause and manner of death," the department said. The other Southern California case involved Robert Fuller, 24, who was found hanging from a tree on June 10 near Palmdale City Hall. The case, which Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials said was believed to be suicide, prompted demonstrations and calls for deeper investigations.
The FBI, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said wouldThe FBI said this week it would also investigate the discovery of a fake body reportedly hanging from a noose near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. Mayor Libby Schaaf said nooses were found hanging from trees in the park.
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