Marcus Carr Wiki – Biography
Marcus Carr, a Black man found hanging behind a Las Vegas Walmart near Decatur and Charleston, died by suicide, his family have confirmed. The NBC affiliated station 3LV reported the news on June 30 following a post by a member of Carr’s family that went viral.
Brenda Daniels wrote on her Facebook page on Monday June 29:
“My young cousin Marcus Carr was found hung behind Wal-mart on Decatur and Charleston. He was 35. We have yet to see it in the news. He was ID,d by fingerprints. It happened here in Las Vegas Nevada. His parents Greta Carr and Jerry Carr are going thru hell because they can’t get any info. We were told it was one witness but no one is talking. Walmart,,,,,,camera’s??? Everywhere… Please share this. We will find out. That’s all we want.”
The family later confirmed the legitimacy of the post in an interview with 3LV. 3LV reported they “confirmed with family and the coroner that [the death] was in fact a suicide.
“On Wednesday [24 June] someone found 35-year-old Marcus Carr hanging from a fence behind the Walmart, he died on the way to the hospital.”
An official statement has not yet been released by Las Vegas Police.
Marcus Carr Age
Marcus Carr was 35 years old.
Family
“We appreciate all the love and support.” Marcus Carr’s family on their tragic loss and confirms his death was a suicide @GabbyNews3LV @News3LV.
If you know someone in crisis, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is free, confidential and 24/7
1-800-273-8255 #MarcusCarr pic.twitter.com/tBCZnPpRAd— Marie Mortera (@MarieNews3LV) June 30, 2020
Hart spoke with Carr’s Aunt, Jackie Jones, in an interview.
During the introduction, Hart said “some people [were] even suggesting this may have been a lynching. That’s not the case.”
Jones told Hart the family were initially hesitant to believe his death could have been a suicide “because we didn’t get our questions answered. Yeah, it caused speculation.”
Hart confirmed that Metro Police said it was a suicide, but Jones said the family “never received any reports, they were not able to view the body … we want evidence, we need to see documents, we needed to see a report, we wanted to talk to police. We had a lot of questions.”
Hart says the family took to Facebook because they were “desperate for answers.”
“I just want everybody to know that unfortunately, Marcus was going through something we were not aware of,” Jones said.
The family said that after a subsequent meeting with Metro Police, where they were presented with “footage of a prior event that kind of led to it,” and “some documentation, pictures,” they were now certain Carr’s death was a suicide.
Cause of Death
Concerned residents took to social seek answers following the death of the young man.
Oakland News Now Vlogger Zennie62 said “his parents are freaking out trying to gather information. There was said to be a witness … not officially yet on the news. This is the third known death of this type … that’s happened in the West: two in California, this in Nevada … a lot of conflicting information flying around.”
One poster directed her comments about Carr’s death to Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, who posted on June 28 regarding the Coronavirus death toll in the state, “sadly, today marks the 500th loss of life in Nevada due to #COVID19. These Nevadans were our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and friends, and Kathy and I mourn this unimaginable loss. We owe it to their memories to do all we can help slow the spread.”
Sadly, today marks the 500th loss of life in Nevada due to #COVID19. These Nevadans were our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and friends, and Kathy and I mourn this unimaginable loss. We owe it to their memories to do all we can help slow the spread.
— Governor Sisolak (@GovSisolak) June 28, 2020
In response, the user said, “hello?? are u going to talk about Marcus Carr yet??? HE WAS HUNG BEHIND A WALMART 5 MINS FROM MY F***ING HOUSE. TALK ABOUT IT.”
hello?? are u going to talk about Marcus Carr yet??? HE WAS HUNG BEHIND A WALMART 5 MINS FROM MY FUCKING HOUSE. TALK ABOUT IT https://t.co/dk0E7OuI33
— choppa face ? (@pmwjesuslovesme) June 30, 2020
Heavy contacted the Carr family, Walmart, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on June 29, and was still waiting for comment at time of publication.
3LV reporter Gabby Hart confirmed on Twitter that Carr’s death was “ruled a suicide but many suspected foul play.”
She promised the family would “set the record straight on why they were suspicious and the answers they got from Metro that helped them find some closure.”
Family’s post about Las Vegas man found hanging goes viral. It was ruled a suicide but many suspected foul play. Tonight at 11 p.m. on @News3LV The family sets the record straight on why they were suspicious and the answers they got from Metro that helped them find some closure. pic.twitter.com/iQD39ZglG8
— Gabby Hart (@GabbyNews3LV) June 30, 2020