Drake recently expressed, in an online open letter, concern for his safety in America, his “second home”, after the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling. The graphic video shows Castile bloody and unresponsive in the seat beside her. Since his death, protesters have taken to the streets demanding the case go under federal investigation.
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“Would this have happened if the driver and passengers were white?” So, I’m forced to confront that and I think all of us in Minnesota are forced to confront (that) this kind of racism exists.
Zendaya tweeted: “How many more times must this happen for us to matter?”
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, who called on the Justice Department to take the case, told CNN, “When there’s no justice, people are driven to extremes”.
Many people stayed hours after the service and a brass band joined a large, peaceful nighttime march circling the store.
In the latest death, a Minnesota officer shot a black man in a auto with a woman and a child about 9 p.m. Wednesday, and authorities are looking into whether the aftermath of the killing was livestreamed in a widely shared Facebook video. Ms. Reynolds said she was then taken out of the vehicle, told to go down on her knees, handcuffed, and put in the back of a police auto. He was a registered sex offender after spending almost four years in prison on a charge he had sex with a 14-year-old girl when he was 20. He then shouts: “You f*****g move, I swear to God”, at Sterling, before the sound of five gunshots is heard.
Valerie Castile added that African-Americans “are being hunted every day”. She said she recorded the scene to show the world. Alton Sterling was shot dead by Baton Rouge Police Tuesday July 5. She said any young men who feel police are treating them unfairly should talk to the police chiefs and mayors of their towns.
“His hand was not in his pocket, nor did he have the gun in his hand”, said Abdullah Muflahi, the owner of the convenience store. In Lake’s three years and Salamoni’s four years on the force, both have been cleared by the police department after prior complaints against them regarding use of force, the Advocate newspaper reported, citing records.
Protests and calls for justice among politicians and celebrities alike emerged after video of the incident surfaced.
Those we talked to say it’s heartbreaking and tell Action News they are exhausted of reading and hearing about this type of police involved violence. Lt. John Stanford says community policing is always a top priority. She said Castile told the police officer this while reaching for his wallet to get out his ID and the officer shot him.
A gun fell from Sterling’s waistband while the officer was “wrestling” with him. The man was wounded by police.
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Obama also said that while he wouldn’t comment on specifics of this week’s shootings, they were “symptomatic of a broader set of racial disparities that exist in our criminal justice system”.
