VIDEO: Amari Malone Family Wants Justice, Suspect Pointed Gun at Police

By Tactical Life

Fort Worth Police recently released officer body cam footage showing the shooting of 18-year-old Amari Malone. The video release comes less than a day after police shot the man, an attempt to cool a community that quickly became enraged at the news of the young man’s shooting.

RELATED STORY

WATCH: SLC Police Shoot, Kill Suspect Who Pulled Gun in Crowded Car

Amari Malone Family Demands Justice

The Fort Worth community became enraged following Malone’s shooting, with family calling for investigations into police activity. “A young black kid getting his act together,” said Juvi Malone, the suspect’s brother, on why police didn’t need to shoot him. “Eventually, stuff like this has got to stop … It’s just like an ongoing thing, like over and over and over. They keep pulling young people from out of the community. We want justice,” reported star-telegram.com.

“The crime that needs to be investigated right now is the the murder of an 18-year-old in Fort Worth,” said civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who agreed to represent the family, reported star-telegram.com.

However, Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus quickly released body cam footage that shows Malone ignore officer requests and flee. Then he pulled …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life