Black Lives Matter activist MarShawn McCarrel kills himself outside Ohio statehouse

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MarShawn M. McCarrel II, 23, shot himself outside the front door of the Statehouse on Monday evening, say police
'My demons won today. I'm sorry,' the young activist posted to his Facebook hours before shooting himself, according to the authorities
His last tweet read: 'Let the record show that I pissed on the state house before I left'

By Alexandra Klausner For Dailymail.com and Associated Press

Published: 09:58 EST, 9 February 2016 | Updated: 21:14 EST, 9 February 2016

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A Black Lives Matter activist killed himself on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse, say the authorities, but not before sharing his bitter last words on Twitter.

State Highway Patrol officials tell the Columbus Dispatch that MarShawn M. McCarrel II, 23, shot himself outside the front door of the Statehouse on Monday evening.

His last tweet read: 'Let the record show that I pissed on the state house before I left.'

Lt. Craig Cvetan says McCarrel , who was from the Columbus suburb of Franklin Township, died at the scene. He was not a state employee.

Dead: State Highway Patrol officials tell the Columbus Dispatch that MarShawn M. McCarrel II (pictured left and right), 23, shot himself outside the front door of the Statehouse on Monday evening

Activist: McCarrel helped organize protests in Ohio after a Missouri cop shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in 2014. He also worked with Black Lives Matter

Cvetan says it's unclear why McCarrel killed himself.

'We don't have any evidence to know the reason why he did it,' Cvetan said.

Authorities say nobody saw the shooting, but the man was seen on Statehouse grounds just before the gunshot.

'My demons won today. I'm sorry,' the young activist posted to his Facebook hours before shooting himself, according to the authorities.

Final post: 'My demons won today. I'm sorry,' the young activist posted to his Facebook hours before allegedly shooting himself

Lt. Craig Cvetan says the man from the Columbus suburb of Franklin Township, who was not a State employee, died at the Ohio Statehouse (pictured)

McCarrel helped organize protests in Ohio after a Missouri cop shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in 2014. He also worked with Black Lives Matter, according to the New York Daily News.

McCarrel also founded an organization called Pursuing Our Dreams, which launched Feed the Streets, a project to help feed and nurture Ohio's homeless population.

He attended the NAACP’s Image Awards on Friday, according to the Pursuing Our Dreams Facebook page.

Earlier this year, McCarrel was named one of Radio One’s Hometown Champions for his community activism.

'He is selfless and will give his last in order to make sure others don't go without,' read a nomination page for the award. 'MarShawn has come so far in life and has inspired so many people to help others'

In 2014, McCarrel was quoted by 614 Columbus saying, 'all you need is love,' in a discussion about feeding the homeless for Feed the Streets.

Leader: McCarrel also founded an organization called Pursuing Our Dreams, which launched Feed the Streets, a project to help feed and nurture Ohio's homeless population