Leroy Maxwell, who represents the family of the slain 18-year-old, said Monday he dispatched an investigator to conduct a detailed charting of Peoples’ body.
  • PunnyName@lemmy.world
    36·
    2 days ago

    “They followed directions,” the statement read. “Jabari complied — and within seconds, he was taken to the ground and shot.”

    Akin to so many other black men who are murdered by police, like Philando Castile.

    • Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de
      13·
      2 days ago

      Peoples was a 2024 graduate of Aliceville High School who worked as a security guard at DCH Regional Medical Center.

      “He loved the idea of law enforcement and wanted to work in law enforcement at some point,” Maxwell said.

      This tells me he was a [check Fox News] thug.

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
      24·
      2 days ago

      I’ll wait for release of the footage. That quote is based on what the unnamed witness said and is very different from what police claim. The video, or the failure to release the video, will tell the true story.