Robert Fuller was an African American man in his 20s who was found dead hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California in early June 2020. May activists believe that his death may have been a lynching rather than a suicide and have been sharing the hashtag #JusticeForRobertFuller on Twitter. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5] [6]}

On Wednesday morning June 10, 2020 at about 3:20 a.m. the Palmdale Sheriff Station received a call of a person hanging from a tree, in the Poncitlan Square, which is located in the civic area of Palmdale City Hall.

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Upon emergency personnel arrival on the scene, they found Robert Fuller deceased hanging from a tree in the square, right across from LA County Fire Station 37.

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No further details have been released by the Palmdale Sheriff Station as this death remains under investigation.

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Fuller's sister, Diamond Alexander stated on Facebook:

"Words can’t describe how much my family is hurting right now,” Alexander captioned a photo of Fuller on Thursday (June 11, 2020).

“Today we just got word that Robert body was found hanging in a tree out in Palmdale.

It’s still under investigation.

If anyone seen anything please come forward.

Brother you will forever be in our heart.

RIP.”

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Many activists believe that his death was not a suicide and that Fuller may have been lynched.

The hashtag #JusticeForRobertFuller has been shared widely on Twitter.

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