policeaccountability:JUSTICE FOR STEPHON CLARKIn 2018, Stephon Clark was heading home when he was fo
policeaccountability:JUSTICE FOR STEPHON CLARKIn 2018, Stephon Clark was heading home when he was followed by police helicopters investigating a report that a man had broken windows in the neighborhood. Officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet arrived in Stephon’s yard and found him along the side of the house. They then ordered him to stop and show his hands. Stephon ran into his backyard.Officers followed him, and when he turned around, fired at him multiple times. Police initially claimed they had thought Stephon advanced towards them with a gun, then later changed their story to say it was a toolbar. The only thing in Stephon’s hand was his cell phone.Officers shot and killed Stephon without trying any de-escalation tactics, and without properly identifying the object in his hand. Stephon’s grandmother was still in the house at the time of the incident, and she did not hear any form of order or instruction from the officers. (Sacramento, CA)Please join us in demanding justice for Stephon and other victims of police violence!✊SEND EMAILS FOR STEPHON ✊tinyurl.com/Email4Stephon -- source link
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