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Model America : Family of Phillip Pannell, Killed by White NJ Cop in 90, Still Struggles for Justice

Model America : Family of Phillip Pannell, Killed by White NJ Cop in 90, Still Struggles for Justice
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Model America : The 1990 police killing that dashed a town s progressive image

For years Teaneck, NJ was billed as a progressive, "racial utopia," being one of the first towns in the entire country to voluntarily desegregate its public schools. Despite that reputation, in 1990 it became the site of the police shooting of a Black teenager named Phillip Pannell that thrust the town into national headlines. On the evening of April 10th, Teaneck Police responded to a call from a resident who said he'd seen a teenager with a gun among other kids in a schoolyard. Pannell was that teenager. After a brief confrontation with officers, Pannell took off running and a chase ensued. The 16-year-old was ultimately shot in the back and killed by Gary Spath, a white police officer. Spath said he believed Pannell was reaching for the gun, but witnesses said Pannell appeared to be surrendering and an autopsy concluded that, based on the location of the bullet holes, Pannell's hands were raised. Spath was ultimately charged with manslaughter and acquitted in 199

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MSNBC Jose Diaz-Balart Reports June 4, 2024 14:55:00

16-year-old black teenager phillip pannell was shot and killed by a white police officer in teaneck, new jersey. the officer acquitted of manslaughter in pannell s death. this sunday, msnbc films will air part one of a series called model america . the story was coming at you kind of like water through a fire hose. that s when i started to have those thoughts starting to flow. why would they shoot him? he was running. did he get shot because he was black? joining us now, michelle major, the director of model america . thank you for being with us this morning. i m wondering, why is it important to tell this story now? so there s several reasons. firstly, the story of the killing of a black teen, phillip pannell, by a white police

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A cop shot a Black boy in New Jersey in 1990 It still matters

Decades before George Floyd, the police shooting of Phillip Pannell in Teaneck, New Jersey shocked Black America. 'Model America' from MSNBC investigates.

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Realscreen » Archive » Exclusive clip: A look behind the scenes of MSNBC s first docuseries, Model America

MSNBC is is set to premiere its first docuseries on Sunday (September 18), a project that connects a fatal police shooting 32 years ago to the current era of the Black .

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