- Kimini Gray, 16, was unarmed when he was shot four times by New York police in 2013 –
- Kendrec McDade, 19, unarmed, shot and killed by police in Pasadena, California in 2012. His last words were: “Why did they shoot me?” –
- Timothy Russell, shot and killed in 2012 by Cleveland police who fired 137 rounds into his car. He was unarmed.
- Timothy Stansbury, 19, was shot in Brooklyn, New York in 2012. He was unarmed. The police officer said it was an accident and a grand jury agreed. –
- Trayvon Martin, 17, unarmed, shot and killed by George Zimmerman in 2012. Zimmerman was acquitted. –
- Eric Garner, 43, strangled by police in New York in 2014 after cops used an illegal choke hold. Garner was unarmed. –
- Jordan Davis, 17, was shot in 2013 by Michael Dunn, who said he saw Davis with a gun. Police found no weapon and Dunn was convicted of murder in Jacksonville, Florida last month.
Hundreds of Savannah residents have gathered for peaceful protests in the Smith case. The Reverend Leonard Small of Litway Baptist Church told reporters that he’s concerned about police firing their weapons at Black men. “We don’t expect those who are to protect and serve us, to shoot us,” Small said. It’s unconscionable that so many shooting deaths of black men by police have become a predictable way of life. When will it end? What do you think?
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