For nearly a year, community members and activists have demanded police accountability for the death of Stephon Clark, 22, who was killed last March by Officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet. Within 10 minutes of their arrival, after a brief pursuit, Mr. Clark was dead. The shooting sparked waves of protests in Sacramento that shut down busy streets, disrupted sporting events and overtook City Council meetings. Mr. Clark’s death took on national significance amid continuing tensions over discriminatory policing in black neighborhoods and excessive use of force by police officers. There’s no question that a human being died,” District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said on Saturday in Sacramento.

Source: New York Times March 02, 2019 21:51 UTC