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https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/protest-and-vigil-held-for-man-who-died-in-st-paul-officer-involved-shooting/89-e9cc1320-f92b-49d9-8995-b4c9dd52416e
http://www.startribune.com/protesters-march-for-man-fatally-shot-by-st-paul-police-officer-a-week-ago/561075662/
http://www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/24/community-demands-justice-ronald-davis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc7eHucECaU
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/09/24/st-paul-police-to-release-body-cam-footage-of-ronald-davis-shooting-2/
On September 15 at 5:50 p.m., police said Davis rear-ended Officer Steven Mattson's squad car while it was stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Thomas Avenue West and North Griggs Street.
The BCA said when Davis came out of his car, he was holding a knife and ignored the officer's commands to drop it. During the confrontation, Mattson shot Davis. According to the BCA, a knife was recovered next to Davis' body.
Several protesters said they don't believe Davis had a knife. They're asking for the immediate release of all "unedited and unredacted video" to the family and the public, if granted by his family. St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell said the officer's body camera video of the incident will be released Tuesday after the family has a chance to watch it.
The BCA said when Davis came out of his car, he was holding a knife and ignored the officer's commands to drop it. During the confrontation, Mattson shot Davis. According to the BCA, a knife was recovered next to Davis' body.
Several protesters said they don't believe Davis had a knife. They're asking for the immediate release of all "unedited and unredacted video" to the family and the public, if granted by his family. St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell said the officer's body camera video of the incident will be released Tuesday after the family has a chance to watch it.
http://www.startribune.com/protesters-march-for-man-fatally-shot-by-st-paul-police-officer-a-week-ago/561075662/
A vigil and protest for a man who was fatally shot by a St. Paul police officer last week ended peacefully Sunday night after protesters marched from a police station to a memorial near the site of the shooting.
The protest started at 4:30 p.m. at the Police Department’s Western District station at 389 Hamline Av. N. About 70 people then marched north on Hamline, then east on University toward the State Capitol.
At the corner of W. Thomas Avenue and N. Griggs Street, the site of the shooting, protesters stopped at a memorial for Ronald K. Davis. They then retraced their journey.
One of the marchers, Daphne Brown, sang “We are family” with the crowd, a song she said the Davis family especially likes.
The crowd carried red-and-black “Justice for Ronald Davis” posters. At the start of the protest, about a dozen speakers shared stories about Davis, 31 or recounted their experience with having a family member shot by police in St. Paul or elsewhere.
The protest started at 4:30 p.m. at the Police Department’s Western District station at 389 Hamline Av. N. About 70 people then marched north on Hamline, then east on University toward the State Capitol.
At the corner of W. Thomas Avenue and N. Griggs Street, the site of the shooting, protesters stopped at a memorial for Ronald K. Davis. They then retraced their journey.
One of the marchers, Daphne Brown, sang “We are family” with the crowd, a song she said the Davis family especially likes.
The crowd carried red-and-black “Justice for Ronald Davis” posters. At the start of the protest, about a dozen speakers shared stories about Davis, 31 or recounted their experience with having a family member shot by police in St. Paul or elsewhere.
http://www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/24/community-demands-justice-ronald-davis
St. Paul, MN - Nearly 100 community members and activists gathered September 22 in front of the Western District police station here to demand justice for Ronald Davis, who was shot and killed by Saint Paul police officer Steven Mattson on September 17.
31-year-old Ronald Davis was a father, recently married, and had just graduated school. After allegedly bumping his vehicle into the back of a cop car, he stepped out of his vehicle and Mattson gunned him down.
Speakers at the opening rally included people who know Davis, as well as family members whose loved ones were murdered by Twin Cities area cops. Abdul, a friend of Ronald Davis, said, “It’s disgusting that the people who are supposed to protect us are out here killing us. When I heard the news, I was shocked because he was a very respectful, kind person. He would say, ‘Yes, sir; yes, ma’am. He wasn’t an aggressive person, even though he was big.”
Then the group took to the streets, blocking traffic and light rail, chanting loudly all the way, to the location where the cop killed Ronald the week before. Chant leaders included Sumaya Aden, whose brother Isak Aden was murdered in the nearby suburb of Eagan on July 2, as well as Toshira Garraway, whose fiancé was killed by Saint Paul police.
31-year-old Ronald Davis was a father, recently married, and had just graduated school. After allegedly bumping his vehicle into the back of a cop car, he stepped out of his vehicle and Mattson gunned him down.
Speakers at the opening rally included people who know Davis, as well as family members whose loved ones were murdered by Twin Cities area cops. Abdul, a friend of Ronald Davis, said, “It’s disgusting that the people who are supposed to protect us are out here killing us. When I heard the news, I was shocked because he was a very respectful, kind person. He would say, ‘Yes, sir; yes, ma’am. He wasn’t an aggressive person, even though he was big.”
Then the group took to the streets, blocking traffic and light rail, chanting loudly all the way, to the location where the cop killed Ronald the week before. Chant leaders included Sumaya Aden, whose brother Isak Aden was murdered in the nearby suburb of Eagan on July 2, as well as Toshira Garraway, whose fiancé was killed by Saint Paul police.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc7eHucECaUhttps://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/09/24/st-paul-police-to-release-body-cam-footage-of-ronald-davis-shooting-2/
But activists demand an independent investigation and say seeing the video doesn’t change their stance.
“The video footage that was released actually leaves us with more questions than answers regarding the circumstances that led up to Ronald K. Davis being shot by police. We don’t see the full scope of what happened,” activist Nekima Levy Armstrong said.
“The video footage that was released actually leaves us with more questions than answers regarding the circumstances that led up to Ronald K. Davis being shot by police. We don’t see the full scope of what happened,” activist Nekima Levy Armstrong said.
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Hands up don't shoot ring a bell?
Armchair legal and police use of force exists abound. Right HH?
One side thinks the police just drive around and shoot people.