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Questions about the shooting of Christian Hall by the Pennsylvania State Police have not gone away since the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office ruled the use of force justified.
For activist Treandous T.C Cuthbertson, these questions demand answers: Who gave the order to shoot? When did Hall become a threat to the officers? Why did the statement from the Pennsylvania State Police say that Hall pointed his gun at them “when the video evidence disproves that”?
Hall was carrying what turned out to be a realistic-looking pellet gun when he was shot on a highway overpass on Dec. 30, 2020. His hands were raised when he was shot, and as far as the available video shows, the gun was pointed up and away from police.
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Last week, the Monroe County District Attorney’s office announced it had cleared the officers of wrongdoing.
The use of deadly force in this case was justified, according to the DA’s office, because the officers did not know the weapon Hall carried wasn’t lethal, and because he failed to follow officers’ orders. “It’s a testament to the troopers that they didn’t shoot sooner,” said First Assistant District Attorney Michael Mancuso during a press conference.
The family and its supporters reject this decision, saying it amounts to blaming the victim.
“You have a victim of gun violence, police brutality, and you also have a youth that is suffering from mental health [crisis],” said Kim. She connected those circumstances to the death of Walter Wallace, Jr., a Black man with known mental illness who was killed by Philadelphia police last summer.
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