U.S: 22-year-old lady dies from tear gas amid protest

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Protesters march past the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Several hundred people gathered at the Statehouse, with some then splitting up for another march north to the campus of Ohio State University protesting the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day, May 25. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

The City of Columbus in Ohio said on Thursday that it will look into reports that the death of a 22-year-old Ohio State University graduate at the end of last month was linked to her being tear gassed at a George Floyd protest days earlier.

The woman, named as Sarah Grossman, was among protesters showing support for Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis on May 25 when white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into his neck for nearly nine minutes.

The incident sparked protests across the US, including in Columbus.

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I know that today is black out Tuesday and in honor of that, i want to talk about my best friend. As some of you know, on 5/30 we lost one of the most kindest, beautiful souls, my sister Sarah. If you had ever met Sarah, you know that she impacted every persons life that she touched. She never cared about what anyone thought of her, only caring about helping others. She had just graduated from OSU with a major in environmental sciences and Spanish. Her plans were to first finish classes in Argentina and then go to the border of Mexico to help the children there, followed by moving to Guatemala to have a sustainable farm. She has been my rock, my biggest inspiration and role model, and most importantly the best friend I have ever had. I promise to carry on her legacy and finish the things she was starting. I will always love you and no day will go by where I don’t think about you with love from your little sister. For those of you asking about donations, my family and I would love for you to donate to one of the organizations she was fighting for the most. These include the Rainforest Alliance (in bio) as well as the Columbus Freedom Fund ( https://columbusfreepress.com/article/give-bail-fundfreedom-fund-arrested- demonstrators) . Thank you all for the love and support. I will never stop fighting. #forsarah

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Responding to the reports, the City of Columbus said on Twitter that the Fire Department did not have a record of an EMT ambulance taking anyone to any Columbus-area hospitals at the time of the incident.

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But it added that the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office is handling Grossman’s autopsy and the city will look into any possible connection to its policing of the event.

The Montgomery County coroner confirmed it was conducting an autopsy on Grossman, local television station WCMH reported, saying it had also confirmed she died on May 30 at Sycamore Hospital.

The results of the autopsy are expected to take approximately eight weeks, the report added.

In a Facebook post, her former employer, Stauf’s Coffee Roasters, said, “As a peaceful protestor this weekend, [Grossman] stood up to end police brutality and was tear gassed as a result. Her death came in the aftermath, but her legacy stands even stronger.”

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