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Bree Coleman (right) wears a self-made t-shirt with a picture imprinted on of Chavis Carter, in Jonesboro, Ark., as Sakhiya Bell, 4, runs past on Aug. 21, 2012. About 20 people marched in protest of the July 28 death of Carter that was ruled a suicide in the back of a Jonesboro Police Department car. (Associated Press)

Police: Ark. man shot in squad car called girlfriend

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Anne Winters Carter (right) comforts her daughter, Teresa Carter, at a vigil for their grandson and son, Chavis Carter, in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday. Chavis Carter, a man police say fatally shot himself in the head while his hands were cuffed behind him in the back of an Arkansas patrol car, tested positive for anti-anxiety medication, according to an autopsy report released Monday that listed his death as a suicide.

Slain man’s family seeks answers on ruling of suicide

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** FILE ** People form a circle Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in front of Jonesboro, Ark., City Hall during a march to protest the shooting death of Chavis Carter, 21, of Southaven, Miss. Carter died July 28 while sitting handcuffed in the back of a patrol car. The protest was coordinated by the Commission on Religion and Racism. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Keith Inman)

Police release video in Ark. patrol car shooting

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