Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is demanding justice for the family of Kadarius Smith, a 17-year-old who died after a cop allegedly chased after him in a police cruiser, and then ran him over.
Crump stated in a press release that Smith was walking home with some friends in the early morning hours of March 21 when a Leland police cruiser “began chasing him,” according to witness statements. Smith’s mother alleged that her son “was run over from behind leaving police cruiser tire marks on his back.” Smith later died in a hospital.
“The circumstances surrounding Kadarius’ death are truly heartbreaking for his mother and loved ones. This tragedy should have never happened and the officers involved must be held accountable. It is unconscionable that an officer would fatally run over a teenager who was running away from them,” Crump stated.
The officer’s identity hasn’t been released and the family hasn’t been allowed to see unedited video footage of what happened that night, according to the Mississippi Free-Press.
“We demand that the officer who was driving the cruiser be immediately terminated and that the unedited video footage is released to the family,” Crump said in Wednesday’s statement. “Kadarius’ family deserves accountability and answers as to how and why he was killed by an officer in such an inhumane way.”
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