A police officer in the United States was arrested after shooting and killing Walter Scott, an unarmed black man. In a separate incident, a police officer in Olympia, Washington shot two unarmed black men suspected of stealing beer from a supermarket, wounding one critically and the other stable. The mayor called for calm and for citizens to seek justice and healing. The deaths of black citizens at the hands of white police has been a divisive issue in the US since the death of Michael Brown last year in Ferguson and has led to nationwide demonstrations against police brutality.
A police officer in the United States was arrested after shooting and killing Walter Scott, an unarmed black man. In a separate incident, a police officer in Olympia, Washington shot two unarmed black men suspected of stealing beer from a supermarket, wounding one critically and the other stable. The mayor called for calm and for citizens to seek justice and healing. The deaths of black citizens at the hands of white police has been a divisive issue in the US since the death of Michael Brown last year in Ferguson and has led to nationwide demonstrations against police brutality.
A police officer in the United States was arrested after shooting and killing Walter Scott, an unarmed black man. In a separate incident, a police officer in Olympia, Washington shot two unarmed black men suspected of stealing beer from a supermarket, wounding one critically and the other stable. The mayor called for calm and for citizens to seek justice and healing. The deaths of black citizens at the hands of white police has been a divisive issue in the US since the death of Michael Brown last year in Ferguson and has led to nationwide demonstrations against police brutality.
man disarmed, killing him. The authorities of a city in northwest of United States on Thursday called for calm after the police shot and wounded two suspects of having stolen black citizens. The two men allegedly assaulted employees of a supermarket in Olympia, the state capital of Washington, which tried to steal beer. Both were unarmed, but one of them used his skateboard to attack a policeman, who then opened fire. According to local press, one of the suspects is admitted in critical condition, while the other is stable. Olympia Mayor Stephen Buxbaum asked citizens not to retaliate for this incident. "Take the way to address this issue in the best way, seeking justice and healing the wounds," he said during a press conference. The death of black citizens by white policemen has become one of the topics of greatest social division since the death of young Michael Brown on August 9 last year in Ferguson. Since then there have been nationwide demonstrations against the excessive use of police force. Some protests have ended violently and arrests.