A noose found at an East Baltimore fire station, prompting outrage and a federal investigation, had been placed there by a black firefighter, authorities said.

Donald Maynard, a firefighter-paramedic apprentice, admitted he placed the noose and a drawing depicting a lynching, fire officials said Saturday evening.

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