Black Lives Matter movement will now be in high gear in Raleigh, North Carolina (where I live - well one town over) after an officer shoots a black drug felon with a lengthy record.
Police chief: Raleigh officer shot, killed drug suspect during chase
http://www.wral.com/raleigh-police-officer-involved-in-shooting/15449697/
Raleigh police officer killed a drug suspect fleeing arrest Monday afternoon, Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown said.
An officer, whose name hasn't been released, was chasing a man on foot who was wanted on a felony drug charge and ended up shooting him, Deck-Brown said. The shooting occurred shortly after noon near the intersection of Bragg and East streets.
A gun was found "in close proximity to" the dead man, the chief said.
Police haven't released the name of the shooting victim, but Rolanda Byrd told WRAL News that it was her 24-year-old son, Akiel Denkins, who had an outstanding warrant.
"They killed my son for no reason," a distraught Byrd said. "Everybody out here said he was running, didn't have a gun, (was) trying to jump a fence, and that officer shot my son seven times. For what? For nothing."
Denkins had been convicted three times on drug offenses, according to the state Department of Public Safety. There were pending charges against him from last fall of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and probation violations.
A woman who asked not to be identified said the foot chase started when a man took off as he was approached by a police officer. The man ignored the officer's demands to stop, the woman said, and chase went over one fence and turned deadly after a second fence.
"When they got to the tall fence, the boy jumped the tall fence, but the police couldn't," the woman said. "When the police went to jump over the tall fence, he fell. When he fell, he just started shooting his gun."
(More at above url - the black lives matter movement is causing all sorts of disturbances in Raleigh tonight.)
Police chief: Raleigh officer shot, killed drug suspect during chase
http://www.wral.com/raleigh-police-officer-involved-in-shooting/15449697/
Raleigh police officer killed a drug suspect fleeing arrest Monday afternoon, Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown said.
An officer, whose name hasn't been released, was chasing a man on foot who was wanted on a felony drug charge and ended up shooting him, Deck-Brown said. The shooting occurred shortly after noon near the intersection of Bragg and East streets.
A gun was found "in close proximity to" the dead man, the chief said.
Police haven't released the name of the shooting victim, but Rolanda Byrd told WRAL News that it was her 24-year-old son, Akiel Denkins, who had an outstanding warrant.
"They killed my son for no reason," a distraught Byrd said. "Everybody out here said he was running, didn't have a gun, (was) trying to jump a fence, and that officer shot my son seven times. For what? For nothing."
Denkins had been convicted three times on drug offenses, according to the state Department of Public Safety. There were pending charges against him from last fall of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and probation violations.
A woman who asked not to be identified said the foot chase started when a man took off as he was approached by a police officer. The man ignored the officer's demands to stop, the woman said, and chase went over one fence and turned deadly after a second fence.
"When they got to the tall fence, the boy jumped the tall fence, but the police couldn't," the woman said. "When the police went to jump over the tall fence, he fell. When he fell, he just started shooting his gun."
(More at above url - the black lives matter movement is causing all sorts of disturbances in Raleigh tonight.)
