Cops Murder Children, Too

Revised to include year of death and age of the child at time of death. —Socialist Viewpoint

• Nicholas Heyward, Jr. was shot and killed by a police officer in 1994, while playing cops and robbers with his friends in Gowanus. His last words were “We’re playing.” HE WAS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD.
• Tamir Rice was shot and killed in 2014, by a police officer while playing in a Cleveland park. The cop fired less than two seconds after arriving on the scene. HE WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD.
• Tyre King was shot multiple times and killed by a police officer in 2016, when they believed he matched the description for a robber in the neighborhood. He was five feet tall and weighed less than 100 pounds. The robber being investigated had stolen $10. HE WAS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD.
• Aiyana Stanley-Jones was shot and killed by a police officer in 2010, when, while investigating a local shooting, they bust into her home without warning and fired within seconds. She was SLEEPING. And the whole thing was getting filmed for a true crime TV show. SHE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD.
• Trayvon Benjamin Martin was shot and killed in 2012, by a neighborhood watch volunteer while walking home. The shooter claimed to act in self-defense. Martin was holding a bag of Skittles and an Arizona Iced Tea. HE WAS SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD.
• Cameron Tillman was shot and killed by a police officer in 2014, while hanging out with his friends in an abandoned house with the owner’s consent. He was alive for at least 45 minutes. The officers offered no medical assistance. HE WAS FOURTEEN YEARS OLD.
• Jordan Edwards was shot and killed by a police officer in 2017, in the passenger seat of a car while leaving a party. The car was driving AWAY from the cops and the officer fired inside the car under the grounds that the car had backed up towards him “in an aggressive manner.” HE WAS FIFTEEN YEARS OLD.
• Kiwane Carrington was shot and killed by a police officer in 2009, outside a house in broad daylight while the cop was investigating a suspected break in. Carrington was known to the house’s owner and welcome there. HE WAS FIFTEEN YEARS OLD.
• Laquan McDonald was shot and killed by a police officer in 2014, while under investigation for slashing a squad car’s tires. He was shot SIXTEEN TIMES while walking AWAY from the officer. HE WAS SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD.
• DeAunta Terrell Farrow was shot and killed by a police officerin 2007, while walking in the park. The officer claimed Farrow had a toy gun, while witnesses claimed he was holding a bag of chips. HE WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD.

All children. All unarmed.

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