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This week Sherri Shepherd has joined the chorus of those gutted after finding out about the tragic story of Elijah McClain‘s death.
His story began to resurface on social media over the last few days this amid the ongoing protests against police brutality and calls for justice for the deaths of Black people whose stories never received the media attention they deserved.
(Credit: McClain family photo)
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“My son is like Elijah,” she began, explaining why McClain’s death hit home in such a visceral way.
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“The cops were called bc he looked suspicious (Elijah was wearing a ski mask to help w his anemia and also it helped him w his social anxiety),” she captioned her post, in part.
Elijah tried to tell the police he was an introvert and was different but they didn’t care.”
