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So Sad: #BlackLivesMatter Activist MarShawn McCarrel Fatally Shoots Himself Outside Ohio’s Statehouse

Black mental health matters… MarShawn McCarrel Commits Suicide An activist in the Black Lives Matter movement has died. MarShawn McCarrel, 23, killed himself Monday outside the steps of Ohio’s statehouse after posting on social media that his “demons won.” Prior to his death he was celebrated for his work in raising awareness on Ohio’s homelessness and was named one of Radio One’s Hometown Champions. The New York Daily News reports: A Black Lives Matter activist killed himself on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse, authorities said. MarShawn McCarrel, 23, shot himself in front of the Columbus building Monday evening, Lt. Craig Cvetan of the State Highway Patrol told the Columbus Dispatch. “My demons won today. I’m sorry,” the activist, who recently attended the NAACP Image Awards, posted on his Facebook page about 3 p.m., just hours before his body was found near the Statehouse. His last tweet read: “Let the record show that I pissed on the state house before I left.” No one witnessed the shooting, Cvetan said. McCarrel was pronounced dead at the scene. McCarrel, who had recently worked with Black Lives Matter, helped organize protests in Ohio after a Missouri cop shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in 2014. He also founded youth mentorship program Pursuing Our Dreams, which launched Feed the Streets, a project to help Ohio’s homeless. He attended the NAACP’s Image Awards on Friday, Pursuing Our Dreams wrote on its Facebook. So, so sad to hear that this young brother took his own life. Condolences to the family.

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Jesus Take The Wheel: Ohio Man Hit By Truck, Drinks Gasoline, Sets Himself On Fire In Front Of 3 Kids

What THEEEEEE entire f*** ?!?!?! Ohio Man Sets Himself On Fire After Being Hit By Truck An Ohio man was in critical condition on Monday after he walked into busy traffic outside of Cleveland and then lit himself on fire in front of three young children, police said. Hugo Ramos, 28, pulled his vehicle over in Pittsfield Township, 35 miles west of Cleveland, walked directly into traffic and was struck by a truck around 11 a.m. local time, according to Craig Cvetan, a spokesman for the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Ramos then walked back to his vehicle, retrieved what patrol officers believe to be a container of gasoline, drank from the container, poured the rest on his body and lit himself on fire, Cvetan said. Three children aged 1, 4, and 7 were in the vehicle at the time of the incident but were not injured, he said. A motorist put out the flames and Ramos was airlifted to Cleveland Metro Hospital where he was in critical condition, Cvetan said. Mental health is real. Image via PressTV

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Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn Take His Kids to School

Tiger Woods took the field to school at the Players Championship the week before last. Now he’s taking his kids to school, literally, with Lindsey Vonn. Here’s the athletic couple in North Palm Beach, Fla., today with young Sam, 5, and Charlie, 4, his children with former wife Elin Nordegren: Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn , who announced their dating status in March, kept stoic expressions on their faces as they dropped off the kids. Just one day earlier, Vonn, 28, took her beau’s kids to school solo. On Tuesday, the golfer stepped out with his skier girlfriend – both in athletic gear. Woods, 37, has not been shy about his romance with Vonn. Just last week, the pair enjoyed themselves at Woods’ annual Tiger’s Poker Night in Las Vegas. Prior to that, they went to the MET Gala, arm-in-arm. Earlier this month, Vonn and Woods also spent quality time on board the golf superstar’s multi-million dollar yacht, Privacy, also with the children. People close to Woods say he’s happier than ever these days. “Tiger is winning right now. He is back on top,” a source said. “Everyone thinks that Lindsey is good for him. They understand each other. They are both athletes.” “They have the same lifestyle, the same pressure. Lindsey gets it.” Elin, meanwhile, has also moved on with her love life, and is reportedly dating billionaire Chris Cline . The pair have not yet been photographed together.

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Oklahoma Death Toll Revised; 24 Confirmed Killed By Tornado

The Oklahoma tornado death toll has been revised downward as state officials continue to evaluate the massive casualties in the wake of Monday’s event. The medical examiner’s office has lowered the confirmed death toll from 51 to 24, including nine children, though that total may still rise in coming days. Oklahoma medical examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliot said she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm aftermath. The original death toll included 20 children, and some news outlets have reported as many as 91 people were killed by the Moore, Okla., twister. Two elementary schools were in the path of Monday’s tornado, which the National Weather Service gave a preliminary rating of at least EF-4. That categorization entails churning wind speeds of up to 200 mph. Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis and National Guard members told ABC News that search-and-rescue operations at the schools are now recovery efforts. “The walls were just pancaked, absolutely flattened and the students were just grouped together,” Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb tragically told reporters. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin tweeted late Monday that she visited with search crews. “Appreciate their hard work and tireless dedication,” she tweeted. Fallin has also deployed 80 National Guard members to help with search-and-rescue efforts throughout the city, just outside of Oklahoma City. Authorities said Briarwood Elementary School in Moore received a “direct hit” from the storm and was also destroyed, with its roof and walls blown off. “A lot of parents started walking, running to Briarwood, and when we got up to Briarwood, it had been just completely destroyed,” a Moore resident said. “I’m just happy that I was able to find my son and my family is OK. The scene over there at the school is just catastrophic. I’ve never seen anything like it.” A total of 242 patients, including 58 children, were treated at hospitals. Many patients have been treated and discharged while others have been transferred. Kelly Wells, spokeswoman for the Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System, said lacerations, broken bones, head and neck injuries were common. Moore Medical Center, the only hospital in Moore, sustained major damage from the tornado and was evacuating all its patients to other hospitals. Betsy Randolph of the State Highway Patrol asked non search-and-rescue personnel to stay off the roads so first responders can do their job. “We do still have rescue, search-and-rescue crews throughout this city. Some of the heavily hit areas, they are still searching for people,” she said. “We still have people that are trapped.” President Obama signed a disaster declaration in Oklahoma and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the affected area.

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Natina Reed Killed

Natina Reed, a member of the RB singing trio Blaque, was fatally hit by a car as she walked on a Georgia state highway in an Atlanta suburb Friday night, police tell Reuters. She was 32, and Sunday would have been her birthday. The driver of the vehicle called 911 and a passenger performed CPR, but Reed was pronounced dead upon arrival at an area medical center, police said. According to Gwinnett County Police Sergeant Rich Long, authorities, who are looking into why the singer was on the roa

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