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June 17, 2020

Police Probe Hanging Death of Black Trans Woman TeTe Gulley in Portland, Oregon
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In Portland, Oregon, police have opened an investigation into the death
of an African American trans woman named Te Te Gulley who was found
hanging in a tree in late May. The local medical examiner ruled her
death to be a suicide, but her family believes she may have been killed.
Her death comes as federal authorities probe two recent hanging deaths
of Black men in California. Meanwhile, in New York, a protest is
scheduled for Saturday to demand a full investigation into the death of
Dominique Alexander, a 27-year-old Black man who was found hanged in a
Manhattan park last week. The local medical examiner's office ruled the
cause of his death to be suicide.


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