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Victims of severe police brutality were mostly people of color and included a pregnant woman, a 65 year old church deacon, children, and an 87 year old grandmother. "My niece is a good person I never knew her to be a rowdy person," Gaines' uncle, Jerome Barnett, told the Baltimore Sun. Over 5.7 million has been paid out by Baltimore since 2011 in over 100 police brutality lawsuits. Her family was shocked by the news and said that they knew her as a calm person who was loved by everyone. News Best Graduate Schools rankings include. NBC News Yampierre, a mother of three with another on the way, is sworn to protect the community, but the retaliation and. Ted Carter, Deputy Mayor for Community & Economic Development. Local law enforcement departments across the country have grappled with officers use of social media. Danika Yampierre, current sergeant at Baltimore Police Department. City Hall, 100 North Holliday St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2015. However, police have not said whether or not the responding officers were wearing body cameras.Ī man, who has not been identified, also reportedly ran out of the house upon the police arrival with a 1-year-old child with him. in the natural sciences or engineering and 1 for Black undergraduates who complete an M.D./Ph.D. They were the words of Philadelphia police officers. Gaines is the ninth black woman shot and killed by police so far in 2016, according to a Washington Post database tracking fatal police shootings a number set to soon surpass 2015, when a. The police did confirm that the child sustained a gunshot wound. It is not clear where her son was at the time of the shooting. It was then, the chief said, that police officers shot her multiple times and killed her. Some police still see black men as threats, to brutalize, to contain. local time, six hours after police arrived, the officers shot at her at least once, the police chief said, adding that she shot back. I am sick and tired of police needlessly killing black and brown people. US Police Killed Nearly 1,000 People in 2015Īt around 3 p.m. "During that dialogue and conversation, she repeatedly pointed a long gun at the police officers," he said. A special team was called in and began an hours-long negotiation with Gaines.
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