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the bathroom door. then he burst out of the bathroom with guns blazing. the police fired back in self-defense. then merah, turned, jumped through that second floor window still firing at police. and it hit the ground. he was pronounced dead moments later. actually killed by a bullet to the head. he had prepared militarily because he wore a flak jacket under his coat. and he wanted clearly to take out as many police as he could. what happened was, there were three minor casualties amongst the police. after the attack we saw forensic experts just rush in around the house and start combing the area for clues, now of course for accomplices and any other cells that might have been working with this individual, 23-year-old mohammed merah. an incredible story out of toulouse. thank you so much. now back to the news here in the states.
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i know you know this story. you heard the young man said, i have a brother who has also experienced this same kind of thing in texas. john burris walked while block. we know it as driving while black. the larger conversation, is this a surprise to anyone that this is happening? or that young black men and their families feel this way? the tragic part of the story is that no, it s been a surprise. we can name many national incidents that echo this one. we can name many incidents that we know in our personal lives, our families that echo this one. so many families in america have that birds and the bees talk about sex with their kids. black families in america have another talk with their black boys as they come into young manhood telling them, there are little things that you have to do that you could, that could save your life. we re not here saying that trayvon in particular did anything wrong. important oscar grant did anything wrong or any of these other people did anything wrong.
try and be more informative about what he is doing and what he is thinking. if the police chief announces his resignation, it will be a big surprise. a lot of people hope that happens. i m not sure that s what s going to happen. he is back there now behind me talking to a number of reporters. the city manager is. and i think it is part of an offensive to try to get their side of the story out because they feel like they ve been a bit behind on that. he also said in an interview that he is trying to figure out another way to try and investigate this whole process more quickly. as you pointed out, the grand jury is not going to convene until sometime next month. the department of justice is going to take a while. he is hinting at perhaps some sort of special adviser who might be able to help him sort out whether or not he should ask for the chief s resignation. at this point he says he s having discussions about that. and mind you, even if the chief leaves, people here still want an arre