No Charges for Honolulu Police Officers Who Fatally Shot South African Man
The death of Lindani Myeni became a cause célèbre in South Africa, intensifying criticism there of racism in the United States and a feeling of solidarity with African Americans.
Lindani Myeni on a beach in Hawaii with his wife and two children.Credit...Bickerton Law Group, via Associated Press
July 1, 2021
Three Honolulu police officers will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a South African rugby player whose death became a cause célèbre in South Africa and intensified criticism there of police killings of Black people in the United States, prosecutors said this week.