A Black Lives Matter Activist Reportedly Killed Himself in Front of the Ohio State Capitol

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It’s unclear why McCarrel killed himself, but around 3 p.m. on Monday, he posted to Facebook: “My demons won today. I’m sorry.” Just last week McCarrel attended the NAACP Image Awards in California, where he received a Radio One Hometown Champion award. He had worked as a youth mentor, according to the Dispatch, helped feed Ohio’s homeless and played an active role in local Black Lives Matter protests. 
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“He impacted so many people, touched so many lives,” his mother, Leatha Wellington, said. 

McCarrel’s Twitter feed on Monday started with these messages of hope: 

His final tweet, posted just after 1 p.m. on Monday, said: 

McCarrel’s death comes as the country continues to face a steady drumbeat of news about police shootings of African-American men. On Monday morning, for instance, a police officer in Austin, Texas reportedly shot and killed a black teenager who was naked and unarmed. 

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