#KilledByPolice - Remembering musical prodigy Herman Whitfield III: After calling for an ambulance to help her son deal with a mental crisis, 6 Indianapolis Police officers showed up & killed Herman Whitfield III by electrocuting & suffocating him to death face down for more than 5 minutes.
Two years ago in April, while experiencing a crisis Herman III was naked, unarmed & not threatening anyone when, instead of medical personnel, police showed up to his mother's house.
Mum's despair as police hide horrible truth about missing son from her for 172 days - Mirror Online
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/mums-despair-police-hide-horrible-31306115
Bettersten Wade, 65, finally learned the truth about her son's disappearance after months of worrying. Jackson police had unintentionally mowed him down but concealed the death by burying the body in the county morgue
The Story of Chris Kaba: How London Police Hide Behind the Thin Blue Line
Chris Kaba, 24, was unarmed when he was #KilledByPolice in London on Sept. 5, 2022. Last month, the unnamed officer that killed Kaba was charged with murder. Protesting the charge, officers stopped working & are threatening to quit the force if the officer has his anonymity shield lifted and is named publicly.
NEW: Chris Kaba, 24, was unarmed when he was #KilledByPolice in London on Sept. 5, 2022. Last month, the unnamed officer that killed Kaba was charged with murder. Protesting the charge, officers stopped working & are threatening to quit the force.
Remembering Paul Castaway: Killed by Denver Police
On Oct. 10, Paul Castaway would've turned 44 y/o had he not been #KilledByPolice in Denver on July 12, 2015.
We heard from Castaway's mother about the impacts of his killing - see our 12-minute film: https://unicornriot.ninja/2023/remembering-paul-castaway-killed-by-denver-police/
One year after Tekle Sundberg was #KilledByPolice during a standoff, his parents shared their memories of that fateful night.
Through journal entries & interviews, the Sundberg's recount the events, police interactions & the pain of losing a child.
A prominent #CivilRights attorney, Ben Crump, is asking a court in #NorthCarolina to release #police body camera footage in the death of a Black man, #JamesLanier, shot by officers.
#news #KilledByPolice #BlackLivesMatter #policeshooting #JusticeForJamesLanier
Gary Hopkins Jr. would be celebrating his 46th birthday today had he not been #KilledByPolice in 1999.
Hopkins, Jr., 19, was unarmed & acting as a peacemaker when Prince George’s County police killed him outside a party.
Listen to Gary's mother Marion Gray Hopkins share her painful journey of uncovering her son's killing & how she’s turned that pain into power helping mothers across the country with her organization Coalition of Concerned Mothers. https://vimeo.com/710142396
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Attorneys for #PatrickLyoya say there is no evidence that a former #GrandRapids police officer, #ChristopherSchurr, feared for his life before fatally shooting Lyoya a year ago.
National civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Ven Johnson outlined evidence they plan to present at a civil trial against former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr for the death of Patrick Lyoya.
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