"It took me a while to get to this place of commitment, but it is something I have to do for myself, my family, my best friend/daughter and all of you, my fans," he wrote.

The Atlanta Constitutional Journal writes that Mayor Kasim Reed referred the case to the FBI in response to social media outrage surrounding the incident.

The defense lawyer of a mother blames untreated postpartum depression for her suicide attempt and alleged murder of her two children. Prosecutors reject that defense.

Fairborn Police Department fires Officer Lee Cyr for his insensitive remarks about MarShawn McCarrel's suicide. The officer crossed a professional line even though he was off duty.

In the first two months of 2016, there have been a reported seven school shootings.

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Black Lives Matter activist MarShawn McCarrel reportedly shot himself Monday in front of the Ohio Statehouse building in Columbus.

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Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old Chicago native who was found dead in a Texas jail cell in July, committed suicide because her family and friends failed to post her bond after she was arrested for a minor traffic violation.

The autopsy showed a bullet from a .38 caliber entered Green's chin, causing his death. The teen had a gun of the same description on him the day he died. It belonged to a friend of the family.

Details about just what happened on Wednesday remain unclear. And hours after the incident, the family's attorney, William H. Murphy, Jr. tweeted a statement requesting privacy.