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Delaware police used ‘unnecessary force’, killing Black man: suit Al Jazeera English © Lashonnah Nix, sister of Lymond Moses poses for a portrait with a photo of Moses in Wilmington, Dela... Lashonnah Nix, sister of Lymond Moses poses for a portrait with a photo of Moses in Wilmington, Delaware, US on April 23, 2021 [Hannah Beier/Reuters] The family of Lymond Moses, a Black man shot to death by Delaware police in January, announced a lawsuit against the police on Monday t...

The family of Lymond Moses, a Black man shot to death by Delaware police in January, announced a lawsuit against the police on Monday that claims his death was not justified and is another example of unnecessary deadly force by white police against Black citizens. Moses, 30, was killed around 1am local time (5:00 GMT) on January 13 in Wilmington during an encounter with three New Castle County police officers, two of whom fired into his car nine times, with the fatal shot striking his head, acc...

WHYY By Amanda Spence holds a pillow with photos of her slain husband Lymond Moses and their two children in front of New Castle County police headquarters. (Cris Barrish/WHYY) The family of a Black man shot to death in Wilmington by New Castle County police in January filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, alleging civil rights violations, excessive force, and wrongful death. Lymond Moses was killed after two county police officers opened fire on his vehicle shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 13 in the ...

Blood money: Lawsuit filed by family of Lymond Moses seeks damages. Calls on FBI to investigate. Jeff Neiburg, Delaware News Journal Attorneys, family filed lawsuit in death of Lymond Moses Replay Video Lakeisha Nix called it "blood money." "Blood money is all that keeps popping up in my head, filing a lawsuit for money that my brother’s blood is on. It hurts." Nix is a plaintiff of a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court by the family of Lymond Moses, the 30-year-old Be...

Delaware News Journal About 100 people marched through the streets of Wilmington Sunday to protest police brutality and the police shooting of 30-year-old Lymond Moses. Residents came out of their houses to watch, cheer and raise their fists in solidarity as the marchers passed by.  The march began at Kingswood Community Center in Riverside, a few blocks from where Moses was fatally shot by New Castle County police in January. Amanda Spence, Moses’ wife, led the march alongside the rest...

The Black Panther Party Has Never Been More Popular. But Actual Black Panthers Have Been Forgotten. While the Panthers have become a staple of pop culture, former members of the group remain invisible. Warner Bros. "Judas and the Black Messiah," about the death of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. On October 7, 2020, Jalil Muntaqim exited the Sullivan Correctional Facility in upstate New York a free man. A member of the Black Panther Party and...

They need to stand up: As protests erupt over another police shooting, family of Lymond Moses still want answers Jeff Neiburg, Delaware News Journal Demonstrators demand county police name and arrest officers involved in Lymond Moses death Replay Video Amanda Spence saw the video. She watched the final moments of Daunte Wrights young life unfold through the lens of a camera affixed to the chest of a law enforcement officer – the same way shes watched, over and over again, th...

Schools out for the teachers! Outrage as San Francisco parents are told to send their kids back to class but teachers will stay HOME and hold lessons over Zoom San Francisco parents have been told they will have to send children back to classrooms with a laptop and headphones, while teachers remain at home The frustrated moms and dads, who have endured more than a year of at-home learning, dubbed the bizarre move Zoom in a room How is this OK, asked mum Kira Gaber, who planned to defy the compu...

Help New Castle County decide how to spend relief money Jeff Neiburg, Delaware News Journal Headlines April 13, 2021 Replay Video UP NEXT The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, the stimulus bill passed last month by federal lawmakers, will send about $108 million to New Castle County government.  The county wants its residents to help decide where that money goes. County Executive Matt Meyer on Tuesday announced plans for community engagement and input. Residents are enco...

× County Executive Meyer announces opening of application process for Delaware Health Corps members, names Tonya Richardson as Program Director April 12, 2021 New Castle, DE – New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer announced today that the county will begin accepting applications for National Health Corps Delaware Members for the 2021 Pilot Program Cohort. To apply, prospective applicants should visit application.nationalhealthcorps.org. “This again puts New Castle County on the for...