‘We demand justice’: Emotional vigil held for man fatally shot by Birmingham police
Updated 9:51 PM;
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More than 100 people gathered just yards from where Desmon Ray Jr. was fatally shot by Birmingham police on Easter Sunday, remembering better times with the 28-year-old father of six and demanding answers in his death.
“It’s a very unfortunate reality that another mother, another father, have to bury their child with no explanation as to why,’ said Eric Hall, co-founder of Birmingham’s Black Lives Matter.
“It’s a very unfortunate reality. It’s one that we have endured far too many times. We’re calling for answers.”
Family demands answers in fatal Birmingham police shooting: ‘I just want to see my baby,’ grieving mom says
Updated Apr 14, 2021;
The grieving parents of a 28-year-old man who police say died in an Easter Sunday armed confrontation with Birmingham police are demanding answers in the slaying.
His father, Desmon Ray Sr., and mother Lashonda Wilson held a news conference Wednesday outside police headquarters. They were joined by their attorneys Johnathan F. Austin and Richard Rice.
The family said they have not been allowed to see their son’s body since he was fatally shot by police and have not heard from police or city officials since the shooting 10 days ago, despite repeated requests.
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