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November 19, 2012

Family, Supporters Mark 1-Year Anniversary of Chamberlain Killing 
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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the killing of Kenneth
Chamberlain Sr., an African-American Marine veteran in White Plains, New
York, shot dead by police in his own home. On November 19, 2011, White
Plains police officer Anthony Carelli shot Chamberlain inside his
apartment after police responded to a false alarm from Chamberlain's
medical alert pendant. Despite Chamberlain’s insistence he was
alright, police broke down his door, tasered him and shot him dead. One
officer was heard on a recording calling Chamberlain a racial slur. The
Chamberlain family has filed a wrongful death suit against a number of
defendants, including the city of White Plains and Officer Carelli. On
Saturday, Chamberlain's relatives joined with the NAACP and other
supporters for a march on the White Plains Police Department demanding
justice in the case.

 

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