The Waukegan, Illinois, police video of the shooting death of an unarmed Black teenaged motorist, who wanted to be a rapper, will be released to the public, the mayor said at a prayer vigil Sunday.
FILE PHOTO: A view outside the Lake County Courthouse is seen following the Kenosha, Wisconsin shooting of protesters, in Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Maturen
“But what we really want it justice, and we want it now,” said Stallworth, spokeswoman for the family of Marcellis Stinnette, who died after being shot at the traffic stop just before midnight on Tuesday. Stallworth and local Black Lives Matter leader Clyde McLemore said more than 200 people showed up for the vigil. Mayor Sam Cunningham promised the crowd the video would be released, but did provide a time frame, according to local media reports.The officer, whose name has not been released, was fired on Friday for unspecified violations of police policy and procedures.
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