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April 24, 2019

Bodycam Video Shows Connecticut Police Firing on Car with Unarmed Passengers
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In New Haven, Connecticut, newly released police bodycam video shows the
moment that a pair of police officers opened fire 16 times on a car. The
fusillade shattered the car's windows and left 22-year-old Stephanie
Washington hospitalized for days. The car's driver, 21-year-old Paul
Witherspoon, escaped without injury. Both passengers were unarmed. The
April 16 shooting spawned a series of protests, with community groups
demanding Yale and Hamden police officials fire the officers, release
all video of the shooting and conduct a transparent criminal
investigation. The officers have yet to be charged with any crime.


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