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September 25, 2015

Delaware: Police Kill African-American Man in Wheelchair 
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Meanwhile, in Delaware, police in the city of Wilmington are also facing
criticism after a video surfaced of officers fatally shooting an
African-American man in a wheelchair. The cellphone video, filmed by a
bystander, shows officers yelling at 28-year-old Jeremy Mc Dowell as
they approach, followed by the sound of a gunshot. Mc Dowell then
appears to reach into the front of his jeans as several officers open
fire. Police say they were responding to a 911 call that Mc Dowell may
have tried to shoot himself, and that they recovered a handgun at the
scene. Family members say Mc Dowell had been in a wheelchair since he
was shot and paralyzed at the age of 18.

 

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