Here are some other cases of innocent black lives taken away by the police in the United States.
Breonna Taylor was a 26-year-old emergency room technician who was asleep in bed with her husband when law enforcement broke in without warning. They were in the wrong investigating a case unrelated to the couple. After a brief confrontation, they shot at least 8 shot into Taylor.On March 13, 2020
Philando Castile was a 32 year old man who was driving with his girlfriend and her 4 year old daughter. He was pulled over in a traffic stop. He inforemed the officer that he carried a gun but was just reaching for his license. Still, the officer shot him close-range several times. On July 6, 2016.
Anthony Hill was an U.S. Air Force veteran with 7 medals from his service, but suffered from bipolar disorder and PTSD. During a mental health crisis, he had stripped naked and wandered his apartments complex looking for medicine. 911 was originally called in order to get him medical help. When the police showed up, they shot the obviously unarmed Hill twice. March 9, 2015.
Yvette Smith was a 47 year old former caretaker who called the police after trying to quell a dispute between two men. When Smith opened her door, the responding officer yelled "police" and shot her three seconds later with his personal AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. 16 February 2014.
Atatiana Jefferson was a 28-year-old woman who was shot and killed in her Fort Worth home after a neighbor called the police for a "wellness check" because her front door was reportedly open. She was playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew when she was killed. Bodycam footage showed she was shot within four seconds of the officer arriving. In the early morning of October 12, 2019.
Eric Garner was suspected of selling single cigarettes without tax stamps. He was approached by police and said that he doesn't know why they always harass him and that he was not selling. Multiple officers then attempted to arrest Garner, where they wrestled him to the ground and restrained him. Before being strangled to death, he said "i cant breathe" 11 times.
Oscar Grant was a 22-year-old who was on his way home from a New Year's Eve party. Policy arrived at Fruitvale BART in response to an altercation, which had already ended. They suspected Grant was involved and pinned him down. While pinned down, unarmed, and begging not to be tased, Grant was shot in the back by police. New Year's Day 2009.
was a 12 year old playing with a fake gun in a park. The 911 call that reported him noted that he was probably a juvenile and the that gun was probably fake. But, in an encounter that only took 2 seconds, the police pulled up and shot Tamir twice. It was revealed after that his killer had been previously fired as an officer for being emotionally unstable (n 22 November 2014).
Trayvon Martin, was a 17-year-old walking home from a convenience after buying snacks. A neighborhood watch person assumed he was suspicious, but 911 dispatcher told him not to pursue it. He did anyway and fatally shot Martin 70 yards from his home (On February 26, 2012).