In South L.A., Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg faces Black Lives Matter protests over his record on policing and homelessness as mayor of South Bend, Ind.
, died of hypothermia outside on a downtown path in mid-December, while Buttigieg was still in office.
Buttigieg told reporters at the homeless shelter that Young had died “after declining to come into a shelter.” Buttigieg then added to shelter staff who were nearby, “perhaps you’ve had the experience of asking somebody to come in and they’ve not been willing or able to do it” for reasons of battling addiction or not being able to bring a pet into a shelter.showing that homelessness had declined by a quarter in the greater South Bend region during his tenure.
At the demonstration outside, Middleton was joined by fellow South Bend protesters Anthony Thomson, 22, and Katheryn Redding, who said she was also protesting over South Bend police issues. Redding, who has beenas a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, said she wants South Bend to create a civilian police review board with subpoena power.
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