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Montgomery Police Open Their Own Investigation Into Greg Gunn’s Death Because Officers Are Angry Over Aaron Smith’s Arrest

Rebecca Lawrence March 9, 2016 #BlackLivesMatter, Law Enforcement

Mayor Todd Strange - Is opening an MPD investigation good public relations or the beginning of a cover up?

Monday evening Mayor Todd Strange of Montgomery, Alabama said that city officials along with the Montgomery Police Department would begin their own investigation into the Feb. 25 officer-involved shooting death of Gregory Gunn. The officer was arrested and charged with murder last Wednesday. Gunn, an unarmed 59-year-old black man with …

Defense Attorney For Officer Who Shot Unarmed Greg Gunn Says He Was Only Arrested To Silence Protesters; Second Autopsy Results Are In

Rebecca Lawrence March 4, 2016 #BlackLivesMatter, America, Law Enforcement

Lawyers say Smith (pictured holding hands with mother Kim, and with attorneys behind him) was placed in a situation which justified the use of deadly force, though few details of the killing have emerged
(Daily Mail/ AP)

Two days ago Montgomery police officer Aaron Smith was arrested for murder after state investigators determined there was enough evidence that the man he shot and killed last week was not a threat to the officer. District Attorney Daryl Bailey stated that the arrest was made because they had determined …

Aaron Smith, Cop Who Killed Gregory Gunn Arrested For Murder

Rebecca Lawrence March 2, 2016 #BlackLivesMatter, America, Law Enforcement

Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced the arrest of AC Smith on murder charges

The officer who shot and killed Greg Gunn in Montgomery, Alabama last Thursday has been arrested on murder charges, reports say. Montgomery County district Attorney Daryl Bailey announced Wednesday afternoon that the MPD officer, 23-year-old Aaron “AC” Smith was held by the State Bureau of Investigations and released shortly …

Tough Questions About The Unexplained Police Killing Of Greg Gunn Go Unanswered, BLM Zeroes In While Community Demands Accountability

Rebecca Lawrence February 29, 2016 #BlackLivesMatter, America, Law Enforcement, Police Brutality

(Twitter: Josh Moon) Mayor Todd Stranger at a Public Q&A session at Montgomery city hall on Monday

The officially-released facts in the killing of Greg Gunn last Thursday morning in Montgomery, Alabama are few and sometimes contradictory. One certainty is that no answer has been given as to what led at least one police officer to shoot this unarmed 59-year-old black resident of the Mobile Heights neighborhood five …

Unarmed Black Man Gary Gunn Walking Home At Night Killed By Montgomery Police Who Can Only Say He “Appeared Suspicious”

Rebecca Lawrence February 25, 2016 #BlackLivesMatter, America, Law Enforcement, Police Misconduct

Gary Gunn, shot and killed by a police officer Thursday morning, has not been suspected of any crime and was likely unarmed (Source: Family)

Next in tonight’s lethal force double feature, we turn to Montgomery, Alabama for the death of 59-year old black man, Greg Gunn, shot and killed at around 3:20 Thursday morning outside of his neighbor’s home on his own street for simply appearing to be “suspicious”. In contrast to the officer-involved …