Family of woman found dead in Texas jail cell orders independent autopsy

Bland’s family, however, say that they do not believe that Sandra was suicidal, nor would she have acted out in the ways authorities described. Video shows members of activist group Black Lives Matter chanting, “if I die in police custody… make sure that I’m remembered”.

Bland was in the Waller County jail for just three days before she was found hanging from a noose made out of a plastic trash bag in her cell, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis promised a full and transparent investigation. “So when you think through the circumstances shared with us through this point, this is unimaginable”, Bland’s sister said. The blast brought down several building crushing to death people who were celebrating the end of The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan last night mad crowds went on The rampage after the explosion smashing the windows of the cars parked on the street in grief and anger Authorities say this is one of the deadliest attacks carried out by Isis since they overran a large part of the country. “The truth will come out”.

Bland, who lived in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, graduated from Prairie View A&M University and was planning to move back to Texas. She was taken into custody on a charge of assaulting a public servant after being “argumentative and uncooperative”, the department said. “She was someone who was extremely spontaneous, spunky, outgoing, truly filled with life and joy”.

Bland previously discussed her struggle with depression in a video posted to Facebook in March.

Others made references to media coverage of the deaths of black people in the past year, from Michael Brown to the Charleston, South Carolina, church massacre victims, in sharing their expectations for law enforcement, media and the community if they die at the hands of police.