Posted on May 7, 2023
Protestors demand videos of fatal police shooting of Amaree’ya Henderson
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Amaree’ya Henderson was delivering food when he was fatally shot by a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer during a traffic stop. Now, community members are calling for transparency and demanding the department release footage of the shooting.
Dozens of people gathered at the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department on Saturday to demand it release footage of the shooting of a 25-year-old Kansas City man by a police officer.
Amaree’ya Henderson was fatally shot on April 26 by a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer conducting a traffic stop at about 8:30 p.m. in the Argentine neighborhood. A coalition of local civil rights organizations and community and family members are now calling for more transparency around Henderson’s case and others.
Dozens of people gathered at the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department on Saturday to demand it release footage of the shooting of a 25-year-old Kansas City man by a police officer.
Amaree’ya Henderson was fatally shot on April 26 by a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer conducting a traffic stop at about 8:30 p.m. in the Argentine neighborhood. A coalition of local civil rights organizations and community and family members are now calling for more transparency around Henderson’s case and others.
Protestors demand videos of fatal police shooting of Amaree’ya Henderson
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Nikki Richardson, president of Justice for Wyandotte, said the police turned her down when she tried to get body camera footage of the shooting. She told Saturday’s crowd that releasing the footage is the first step toward accountability for the department.
“We have seen how communities mobilize once they see video footage of what happens to people,” Richardson said. “We can see how that moves and that changes things. And that's exactly why they don't want to show us, so we have to make a stand.”...
..."Nikki Richardson, president of Justice for Wyandotte, said the police turned her down when she tried to get body camera footage of the shooting. She told Saturday’s crowd that releasing the footage is the first step toward accountability for the department.
“We have seen how communities mobilize once they see video footage of what happens to people,” Richardson said. “We can see how that moves and that changes things. And that's exactly why they don't want to show us, so we have to make a stand.”...
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