Emotions high at funeral service in honor of Banko Brown. Rev. Amos Brown led the service for the slain 24-year-old at Third Baptist Church of SF. Banko Brown, who was suspected of shoplifting from a Walgreens store, was fatally shot by a security guard.
, were held Thursday morning at the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco.
Banko Brown, 24, was shot and killed by Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, a security guard working for the Walgreens at 4th and Market Streets in San Francisco, on April 27., who she said acted in self-defense. Video released by Jenkins’ office shows Anthony and Brown in an altercation at the exit of the Walgreens and the events that led to Brown’s shooting.
The video shows the two wrestling on the ground, at which point Brown allegedly said he was going to stab Anthony, Anthony told police officials. Brown later died from the gunshot and no weapon was found on his body, a source of contention for many Jenkins’ decision not to prosecute led to widespread backlash from both residents and San Francisco County Supervisors.
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