Ohio police officer suspended on suspicion of celebrating activist's death
Source: Reuters
World | Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:44pm EST
Ohio police officer suspended on suspicion of celebrating activist's death
CLEVELAND | BY KIM PALMER
A Dayton, Ohio-area police officer has been suspended on suspicion of posting a comment online that celebrated the suicide of a 23-year-old Black Lives Matter activist, police said on Friday.
Fairborn Police officer Lee Cyr was placed on administrative leave on Thursday due to the comment on the Ohio Politics Facebook page, apparently attributed to him, that read "Love a happy ending," the department said in a statement.
The post has been deleted and police said they are investigating if Cyr made the comment.
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The activist, MarShawn McCarrel, 23, shot himself on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Monday after posting My demons won today. I'm sorry. to his Facebook page.
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