17 men were shot by Quad-Cities police in the past 5 years Here s a look at the cases herald-review.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from herald-review.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Group of demonstrators protest outside Rock Island City Hall
The group is calling for police reform in the wake of the police shooting death of Deshawn Tatum in April. Author: Jonathan Ketz Updated: 5:32 AM CDT May 25, 2021
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. Demonstrators say they disagree with Rock Island County States Attorney
People gathered Monday night, May 24th, both outside and inside Rock Island s City Hall. They say Tatum s death was not a justified one. We have a division here in the QC. This is a horrible division, Rock Island resident Yolanda McDuffy said . You look at the people around here, it is them versus us, and that is not how I was raised.
Families packed into Rock Island City Hall Monday night to witness three aldermen and Mayor Mike Thoms take their oaths of office after winning their elections April 6.
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (Quad-City Times) Rock Island Alderman Dylan Parker, Ward 5, is facing fallout after referring to police as “agents of state violence” in a post on his official alderman Facebook page.
The post came after Rock Island County State’s Attorney Dora Villarreal issued a decision April 28 that no charges would be filed against four officers involved in the foot pursuit and shooting death of DeShawn Tatum on April 1.
Parker said that although Villarreal and the Rock Island County Integrity Task Force determined the shooting was justified under the law, the city and police department have no policy on the books governing officer foot pursuits.
Rock Island Alderman Dylan Parker, Ward 5, is facing fallout after referring to police as agents of state violence in a post on his official alderman Facebook page.
The post came after Rock Island County State s Attorney Dora Villarreal issued a decision April 28 that no charges would be filed against four officers involved in the foot pursuit and shooting death of DeShawn Tatum on April 1.
Parker said that although Villarreal and the Rock Island County Integrity Task Force determined the shooting was justified under the law, the city and police department have no policy on the books governing officer foot pursuits.