According to the Chinese Human Rights organization WeiquanWang's report , Li's sister found his body hanging from the window frame of a hospital ward in which he was staying at 7am on June 6, as if he had committed suicide.
L'informe de de l'organització Drets Humans Xinesos explica que Zhu Chengzhi, un amic de Li, es nega a creure que es suïcidara: 据朱承志先生回忆，6月4日那天，他与李旺阳两人进行了亲密无间的交谈，感觉李旺阳乐观向上，虽然身体健康很差，但出狱后在各界的关注下，身体正在逐渐好转。而就在昨天，李旺阳还要求妹妹为他买一个收音机，以帮助他锻炼听力。 Segons Zhu Chengzhi , el 4 de juny van tenir una llarga conversa i Li era optimista.