Police in Sacramento, California, shot dead an African-American father of two in the backyard of his grandparents’ home fearing that he was carrying a weapon. Clark, 22, appeared to fit the suspect’s profile, and police chased after him, backed by a helicopter equipped with infrared cameras. (Reuters Photo)“They finally told me, hours later, that there was a victim dead in my backyard,” Sequita Thompson told FOX40 television. Thompson ignored police orders to refrain from looking out the window -- and was horrified that the man who was shot dead was her grandson. C’mon now, they didn’t have to do that.”The officers involved in the shooting were put on leave pending an investigation.

Source: Hindustan Times March 23, 2018 02:49 UTC