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Michael Bringlecommitted suicide by hanging himselffrom a tree in Indiana Mounds Park in St. Paul, the Ramsey County medical examiners office confirmed. But his body was found around 6:00 a.m. Tuesday by a passerby, Davion Gatlin, who took and posted pictures to Facebook photos the Black Lives Matter activists used to insinuate that police had brutally murdered a black man.

This is just a few blocks from where my auntie live I was just at this damn park two nights ago! This so damn foul!! Im so fed up with this s***! They still killing us and we still killing each other!#MakeGoViral, Gatlincaptioned the photos.

A Black Lives Matter St. Paul Facebook page posted a statement Tuesday that a black man had been lynched, the MinneapolisStar Tribunereports.

St. Paul Police Sgt. Mike Ernster called the post disgusting, and hours later Black Lives Matter Minneapolis had issued an apology to Mr.Bringles family.

As more information came out & Mr.Bringles family came forward it became clear that this was an unfortunate incident caused by mental illness, the group wrote. We are sorry if our post offended anyone & hope that folks see we were simply echoing the questions and concerns that community members had.

Mr.Bringles sister said it was devastating to learn the news of her brothers death from Facebook.

To me, hearing about it on Facebook was so devastating, Bringles sister, Kelly Brown-Rozowski, told theMinneapolis Star Tribune. This isnt something to be shared in such a tragic way; he should be remembered for what a great man he was.

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Black Lives Matter Apologizes for Falsely Claiming Man Was 'Lynched' by Police - Breitbart News

Black Lives Matter of Minneapolis is apologizing for spreading photos of a man who committed suicide by hanging himself in a public park in St. Paul, Minnesota. BLM Minneapolis and BLM St. Paul had separately repeated unsubstantiated claims the man was the victim of a lynching. From BLM Minneapolis Facebook account:

We would like to apologize to the family of Micheal Bringle for sharing those photos & also retract our statements regarding what happened this morning. As more information came out & Mr.Bringles family came forward it became clear that this was an unfortunate incident caused by mental illness. We are sorry if our post offended anyone & hope that folks see we were simply echoing the questions and concerns that community members had.

Yesterday, City Pages reported how the claim that Bringle was the victim of a lynching got started:

Soon after Bringle was found, aFacebook postbegan circulating with three disturbing pictures of the scene including Bringle and nearby police officers. They still killing us and we still killing each other! wrote the poster, Davion Gatlin, adding the hashtag #MakeGoViral.

And it did go viral, with over 6,000 shares. People began claiming the victims hands were tied behind his back, further suggesting he had been lynched. When the coroner stated the death was a suicide and that the manshands had not been tied, Black Lives Matter of St. Paul disputed it and continued pushing the claim the man had been lynched:

Black Lives Matter St. Paul disagrees strongly with that assessment, claiming on its own Facebook page that the man found in Indian Mounds Park had been lynched, and reiterated the claim his hands were tied behind his back.

Police released a statement on Facebook after speaking to Bringles sister,Kelly Brown-Rozowski.

The woman in this photo is Kelly Brown-Rozowski.

Her brother is the man who tragically took his own life in Indian Mounds Park this morning.

His name was Micheal Bringle, and instead of mourning, his family members had to spend part of their day worrying about a photo posted on Facebook of him hanging from a tree and correcting misinformation about his death.

The statement goes on to say that Bringle struggled with mental health. Finally, heres the photo police released of Kelly Brown-Rozowski:

So Bringles hands were not tied behind his back, he had mental health issues that led to his suicide and, oh yeah, he was white. Other than that, BLM did a great job with this story.

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Black Lives Matter Minneapolis apologizes for claiming a man who committed suicide was 'lynched' - Hot Air

Black Lives Matter Minneapolis apologized on Tuesday after it sparked rumors by sharing horrific photos that suggested a black man had been lynched -- even when police clarified the picture was of a white man who had hanged himself in a city park.

The group issued the apology on its Facebook page Tuesday night, sending condolences to the family of Michael Bringle, the man who committed suicide, and saying it retracted its earlier statements.

"As more information came out and Mr. Bringle's family came forward, it became clear that this was an unfortunate incident caused by mental illness," the group said.

It added: "We are sorry if our post offended anyone and hope that folks see we were simply echoing the questions and concerns that community members had."

Organizers said they had taken down the Facebook post, but it was widely spread during the hours it was up. Bringle, 50, was found hanging from a tree in Indiana Mounds Park in St. Paul. A passerby found the body just before 6 a.m. Tuesday and posted three photos of the scene on Facebook, suggesting that the man was a victim of a hate crime.

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"This is just a few blocks from where my auntie live I was just at this damn park two nights ago! This so damn foul!! I'm so fed up with this s***! They still killing us and we still killing each other!#MakeGoViral," the man wrote in the caption, leading to speculation the body in the photos was of a black man who had been lynched.

The user posted three photos of the incident on Facebook, garnering thousands of shares, comments and reactions. (Facebook)

The post generated thousands of reactions, comments and shares. It soon caught Black Lives Matter Minneapolis' attention and organizers shared the photos on the group's Facebook page, claiming the man had been "lynched" and vowing they wouldn't let the incident "go under the rug." The post remained up for several hours before it was replaced by the apology.

The Ramsey County medical examiner concluded there's no evidence the death was anything other than a suicide and police urged people to stop and remove the photos from social media out of respect for the family.

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"To me, hearing about it on Facebook was so devastating, Bringle's sister, Kelly Brown-Rozowski, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "This isnt something to be shared in such a tragic way; he should be remembered for what a great man he was."

St. Paul Police Sgt. Mike Ernster called the post "disgusting."

But as of Wednesday morning, the original post of the incident has not been taken down. It has been shared more than 12,600 times.

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Black Lives Matter Minneapolis apologizes about photo of 'lynched' man - Fox News

Don't let the funky theme song or the '70s origins fool you.

While technically a remake of both the original series and the subsequent 2003 film based on it CBS' upcoming cop drama"S.W.A.T."is very plugged into the current moment, according to its cast and creators.

In the series,former "Criminal Minds" starShemar Moore plays a native Angeleno whoruns atactical unit for the LAPDand finds his loyalty torn between his fellow officers and the community in which he was raised.

As co-creator Aaron Rahsaan Thomas told reporters Tuesday at the Television Critics Assn. press tour, the series was inspired by his experiences growing up in Kansas City, which have helped him understand both sides of the raging debate over police violence.

"I grew up in a neighborhood that had a very complicated view towards police officers," said Thomas, who created the series with veteran showrunnerShawn Ryan. "On one hand, a 12-year-old kid who was a neighbor of mine was shot and killed by a police officer. On the other hand, another neighbor of mine was an actual police officer."

Moore, best known for his long run on the CBS procedural "Criminal Minds," noted the diversity of the cast and creative teamandadded that, while the show is primarily designed to entertain, it will also resonate politically.

"Were taking on the Trump years," he said. "I dont care who you voted for. Its just whats happening today. Its Black Lives Matter. As much as some people dont want to hear it, its All Lives Matter. Its not just black versus blue or black versus white. Its every ethnicity. Its fear. Its racism. Its terrorism. Its subject matter of today."

Ryan, who created the groundbreaking drama"The Shield," aboutcorrupt Los Angeles police officers, said he was excited about the chance to examine theoften charged relationship between law enforcement and the communitiesthey serve.

"Los Angeles is such a diverse, amazing community, and seeing an officer who kind of lives in the city and sort of sees the people that are being policed as humans and as neighbors and as friends was really important to me."

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CBS' 'SWAT' reboot 'will take on the Trump years,' #BlackLivesMatter, says Shemar Moore - Los Angeles Times