Americans angry after police kill two black men
The killing of two African-American men, one of them a Marine, at the hands of US police forces has sparked a public outcry in the United States with police refusing accountability over the deaths.
The Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs defended the killing of Sergeant Manuel Loggins in front of his daughters, saying Marine was shot because he was acting “oddly.”
The association claimed Loggins’ actions were a threat to his daughters who were inside a parked car.
“His daughters, ages 9 and 14, could be heard screaming in the SUV, and when approached by sheriff's personnel reported their father had been acting oddly,” the association said in a statement, adding the officer involved is still under investigation. Loggins, who was enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1998, received multiple medals and commendations from the military.
Meanwhile, New York police are still probing the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham. Graham died on February 2 after a police officer chased him to his grandmother’s apartment and shot him in the chest. He was unarmed at the time and police did not have a warrant to enter the house.