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Wilmington citizens review board 'in the hands of the legislature' a year after Floyd


 The murder of George Floyd last Memorial Day reinvigorated the public outcry for increased accountability of police. (Port City Daily photo/file)
WILMINGTON –– A year from the death of George Floyd, the development of a citizens review board to oversee police actions and check for potential misconduct is making slow progress.
Community members have demanded the city form a police oversight committee for years, since 2013 when Brandon Smith was killed in a controversial police-involved shooting in Castle Hayne. The murder of Floyd last Memorial Day reinvigorated the public outcry for the issue.
Citizen review boards are set up to hear appeals of complaints against law enforcement officers which otherwise would only be investigated by the department itself. At least five other North Carolina metropolitan cities have such committees. ....

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Obviously troubled young man to drop the gun, but he doesn t. just as it appears he s going to listen and put the gun on the ground, he reaches for it by the barrel. it is pointed away from the police, but in that split second, the officer opens fire. and he dies. he got a gun, he got a gun. okay, what is he doing with the gun? is he pointing it at someone? he has a gun. he s pointing it at employees. reporter: minutes earlier, he was behind the counter at the burger king with the gun. witnesses say it was an issue with an ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. he s fighting an employee, ma am. reporter: law enforcement experts say the shooting appears justified. you give commands until he drops the gun. it s as simple as that. but when he moves the gun in a menacing fashion, which i believe that was, then it s a different story. reporter: but there s more to franklin s story. in 2011, he was featured in the local newspaper, how he overcame being born with drugs in his sy ....

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