micdotcom:New Jersey cops shot 14-year-old Radazz Hearns 7 times when he tried to run On Aug. 7
micdotcom:New Jersey cops shot 14-year-old Radazz Hearns 7 times when he tried to run On Aug. 7, state troopers in Trenton, New Jersey shot 14-year-old Radazz Hearns seven times while he attempted to run from officers. Hearns was completely unarmed at the time of the shooting, according to a lawyer retained by the family. The officers were reportedly in an unmarked vehicle. Police had been on the scene to investigate gunfire in the area when they encountered Hearns and two others walking nearby. The boys ran away when officers tried to question them, and Hearns was shot shortly thereafter when two officers opened fire. According to witnesses, when officers unloaded their bullets, Hearns reportedly cried out, “Why they have to shoot me?” With luck, those won’t be his last words. -- source link