A national civil rights leader is demanding an independent investigation into the Nov. 17 officer-involved shooting that ended when a Black 18-year-old shot himself, then was fired at by four Jacksonville officers after a tense standoff on San Juan Avenue.
Bishop Tavis Grant, national field secretary for the Rainbow Push Coalition, is joining local civil rights groups in pushing for the release of all bodycam video from that night as well as engaging city leaders in discussions about the community s concerns about police.
Duval County s medical examiner and the Sheriff s Office both said Devon Tillman Gregory shot himself first, as it appears evident on one officer s bodycam video released of the traffic stop of three young Black men.