Deadly Force & Police Accountability
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 7, 2023
LIVES LOST
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STEPHON CLARK, March 18, 2018
In March of 2018, Stephon Clark, a 22-year old unarmed black man, was shot and killed by police in his grandmother’s backyard in Sacramento, California. Police fired 20 shots, hitting him eight times, presuming he had a weapon. All he was carrying was his cell phone.
Footage, both from aerial cameras and a body camera,
depict a use of lethal force that may be in breach of international law and standards. Amnesty International called . . .
