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July 20, 2018

Protesters Demand Justice for Dahmeek McDonald, Killed by Troy, NY Officer
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And in New York's Hudson Valley, protesters gathered Wednesday outside
the Troy Police Department to demand justice for Dahmeek Mc Donald, an
unarmed African-American man who was fatally shot last August during a
traffic stop. The protest came after a grand jury voted not to indict
Jarrod Iler, the police officer who shot Mc Donald in the head and arm.
Protesters called for Governor Andrew Cuomo to appoint an independent
prosecutor, and demanded that the city of Troy create a civilian review
board, drawing comparisons to the national pattern of police officers
receiving preferential treatment after extrajudicial shootings of people
of color. This is Dahmeek Mc Donald's uncle, Messiah Cooper, speaking
Wednesday.

Messiah Cooper: "We have to call for change. We have to call on the
governor to step in, and not only when there is a murder but in any
aggressive force use by the police. If their firearm is discharged, the
attorney general needs to step in and handle the case. It just can't be
if they kill us. And even when they kill us, we still receive no
justice."



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