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SAY HIS NAME

Following the 2020 protests against police violence and injustice, this "Say His Name" thread is recognizing those who were unjustly killed by police brutality.

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RAYSHARD BROOKS, 27

Year Killed: 2020
Place: Atlanta, Georgia

Brooks fell asleep in a car at a drive thru restaurant lane. Police were called and after a 40 minute conversation, former officers Garrett Rolfe and Devein Brosnan attempted to restrain Brooks, leading to two shots being fire in his back.

DANIEL PRUDE, 41

Year Killed: 2020 
Place: Rochester, New York

Daniel Prude was experiencing a 'mental health episode' when emergency services found him at 3am. Officer Mark Vaughn, used body weight to force Prude's head down, this went on for 3 minutes. Prude died of "complications of asphyxia" and acute intoxication.

GEORGE FLOYD, 46

Year Killed: 2020 
Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota

George Floyd allegedly tried to use a counterfeit $20 bill. Officer Dreck Chauvin knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 officers as Floyd kept saying "I Can't Breathe" as Floyd became unresponsive, Chauvin still kept his knee on Floyd's neck.

STEPHON CLARK, 22

Year: 2018 
Location: Sacramento, California

Stephon Clark was standing in his grandmothers backyard when officers believed he was holding a gun. He was shot at 20 times. He was holding a phone.

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BOTHAM JEAN, 26

Year: 2018
Location: Dallas, Texas

Botham Jean was shot by Amber Guyger, who entered the wrong apartment, thinking it was hers, and believed he was an intruder.

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PHILANDO CASTILLE, 32 

Year Killed: 2016
Location: Falcon Heights, Minnesota

Philando Castille had gotten pulled over with his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, and four-year-old daughter. After Castille told the officer he had a legal firearm, the officer shot him.

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ALTON STERLING, 37

Year Killed: 2016 
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Alton Sterling

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SAY HER NAME

Following the 2020 protests against police violence and injustice, this "Say His Name" thread is recognizing those who were unjustly killed by police brutality.

Say Their Name: Past Events
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BREONNA TAYLOR,26

Year Killed: 2020
Place: Louisville, Kentucky

Breonna Taylor and Kenneth Walker were asleep, when three officers arrived to execute a search warrant in a drug case. Taylor and her boyfriend thought it was a break-in, resulting in Walker to call 911 and fired his licensed firearm. Taylor, unarmed, was shot 8 times.

ATATIANA JEFFERSON, 28

Year Killed: 2019 
Place: Miami, Florida

Atatiana Jefferson was at home with her 8-year-old nephew. A neighbor reported that Jefferson's front door had been left open, resulting in a police officer shooting and killing Jefferson through the window.

AURA ROSSER, 40

Year Killed: 2014
Place: Ann Arbor Michigan

Aura Rosser was at home when her boyfriend Victor Stephens called 911 to escort her out of the house. Officers reported that Rosser was holding a knife and refused to drop it. Officer David Mark Raab used his taser and Officer David Ried fired a single shot that killed her.

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