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A Ferguson, MO activist claims her son was recently lynched. Melissa Mckinnies shared the story of her son alleged lynching and photos in a now-deleted Facebook.

Danye Jones, 24, was found dead by his mother on October 17. Mckinnies shared the photos of her son hanging from a tree. These images although deleted on Mckinnies page have resurfaced on various social media accounts claiming that police have ruled Jones’ death a suicide.

According to various sources, Jones’ death has been ruled a suicide by authorities, although no credible news station or representative can confirm Vibe reports.

Danye Jones from Belleville Missouri was found by his mother lynched in her backyard. Police have ruled it a suicide but, no information or articles can be found relating to the case. #DanyeJones pic.twitter.com/OHWQiHzDfq — NAACP Georgia Southern Chapter (@naacp2gs) October 30, 2018

Melissa Mckinnies participated in a number of protest in Ferguson after Micheal Brown’s murder in 2014. According to ColorLines, is a former member of Ferguson grassroots activist group Lost Voices.

Jones death has some similarities of the string of Ferguson activist deaths that have occurred since 2014. One being DeAndre Joshua was found in his car with two gunshot wounds to the head in 2014. Then two years later Darren Seals was found dead with two gunshot wounds to the head in his car as well. Then in 2017, Edward Crawford, who became well-known for his iconic photo during the Ferguson protest was found shot in his car.

However, at the time of his murder, law enforcement officials believe Crawford shot himself in the back seat of his car either in an attempted suicide or by accident. After Crawford death, Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal claimed that a murderer was targeting activists in Ferguson on Twitter.

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