Another week, another police officer kills a mentally ill Black man. The fatal shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. is reminiscent of Laquann McDonald, who was killed by former CPD officer Jason Van Dyke for apparently, “acting erratically and wielding a knife.” Miciah Lee, Daniel T. Prude, and many more also had a history of mental … Continued
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