The police department has ruled as suicide the death of a 20-year-old Black woman who was found hanging dead in her white roommate’s garage on July 12.
But friends and family speculate that she cannot kill herself. In reaction to the news, Facebook user Jamilla Arnold posted this statement on her page:
She wrote: “Gloria Bambo, a South African citizen, and a resident of McKinney, Texas, was found hung inside her garage. Gloria resided with her roommate, a white male who found her in the garage Sunday July 12, 2020. Gloria went missing Thursday and supposedly died in that garage the same day July 9. Gloria’s body was in that garage 3 days, where people resided, and repairs were made. No one has heard anything about this Why? We need to know what happened to Gloria?”
There have been speculations that Gloria did not commit suicide and the McKinney Police Department posted a statement on its Facebook page to refute the speculation.
“The McKinney Police Department typically does not comment on suicides, including naming the deceased, but due to the public nature of this case we feel the need to clarify some inaccuracies.
“A number of posts on social media have speculated about the death of Gloria Bambo, a 20-year-old Black female. Ms. Bambo’s body was discovered by her 19-year-old male housemate who has fully cooperated during the investigation.
“All evidence in the case so far leads investigators to believe it was suicide. The Medical Examiner’s findings are still pending but the preliminary examination of the body has not uncovered any evidence to contradict what was discovered at the residence.
“This case is still under investigation and is not closed at this time. We are committed to a complete, thorough investigation of Ms. Bambo’s tragic death and we grieve the tragic loss of this promising, young life.”
The local NAACP chapter states they are looking forward to the results of the autopsy.
