Hundreds protest Wash. police wounding of 2 unarmed suspects
Source: AP
By RACHEL LA CORTE
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds marched peacefully in Washington state's capital city to protest a police shooting that wounded two unarmed stepbrothers suspected of trying to steal beer from a grocery store.
The officer reported he was being assaulted with a skateboard early Thursday before the shooting that left a 21-year-old man in critical condition and a 24-year-old man in stable condition. Both were expected to survive.
The stepbrothers are black, and the officer is white, but Olympia Police Chief Ronnie Roberts said, "There's no indication to me that race was a factor in this case at all."
Protesters who turned out Thursday evening held signs that read "Race is a Factor" and "We Are Grieving."
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Hundreds of people walk from Woodruff Park in west Olympia, Wash., to Olympia City Hall to protest a police shooting that wounded two stepbrothers suspected of trying to steal beer from a grocery store, Thursday, May 21, 2015. (Steve Bloom/The Olympian via AP)
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They get attacked almost to death by one man making one decision who will not be held accountable for his crime. And if he is held responsible he will get to have trial, jury, judge, defense lawyer, evidence.
Cops: you are NOT the prosecutor, judge, jury, punisher and executioner!
Andre and Bryson.....
