<p>Yesterday morning, we were confronted with an unexpected hanging at the entrance of Atlanta&#8217;s Piedmont Park. Given the emotions associated with the back to back murders of #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastile, many social media users were very skeptical of reports that the hanging was a suicide. Some even reported that a KKK rally took place just the night before, but according to the AJC, none of that was true.</p>
<p>In fact, we now have the details of the crime scene which allowed investigators to conclude that the young man did commit suicide.</p>
<p>The AJC reports, &#8220;According to the police report, the man had marks on the front of his jeans and light pollen on the front of his shirt — marks consistent with climbing a tree. Next to the tree was a large, wheeled garbage can, green in color with a black top.&#8221;</p>
<p>Police say that they then examined the top of the garbage can and saw that there were shoe prints &#8220;near the top edges of the can&#8221; and that they &#8220;appeared to be fresh and were the same pattern as the shoes the male was wearing.”</p>
<p>Mayor Kasim Reed made a statement today where he explained why he has now made the decision to refer the case to the FBI.</p>
<p>“We made the judgment that it was best to call our partners at the FBI because we did not want there to be a hint of a cover-up,” he said. “I wasn’t driven by social media. The chief and I talked early that morning, and because of the circumstances, the cleanest action was to have the FBI as a partner.”</p>
<p>The FBI is not commenting on the case right now, but we will keep you guys updated.</p>
<p>TSR STAFF: Talia O. @theclosetratchet on Instagram &; @tallyohhh on Twitter!<br />
Source: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/piedmont-park-hanging-what-we-know/nrtkQ/</p>
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