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The Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio is renewing calls for transparency in the investigation as neither bodycam footage or the names of the officers involved have been released. The investigation is being conducted by the Cincinnati Police Department and the Hamilton County Prosecutor s Office.
Colerain Police said excluding themselves from the investigation is their effort to be as accountable and fair as possible. The department also says they are working with the Urban League to fulfill their document requests.
League Executive Director Rickell Smith said releasing footage and the names of officers involved is a simple step toward ensuring transparency and building public trust.
The State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Ansonia-Milford has released body camera footage and a preliminary report on a deadly police shooting in.
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Nearly 100 people showed up to march to the La Marque police station in the first demonstration since the release of body camera video showing showing the Dec. 9 shooting death of Joshua Feast. We feel the same as anyone else with any type of logic. To see a man who is trying to get away get shot in the back, protestor Mathia Preach said. There s no way you can possibly keep using the lie that you were in fear of your life.
According to a news release from the office, deputies attempted to serve warrants on Cortevin Jaquan Shaw on Sunday at 3:45 a.m. when he jumped from a car and ran. He then waited in secret to ambush a deputy, fired several shots toward the deputy, who returned fire, and ran away.
Shaw was arrested in Raeford at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday. He is charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, malicious assault in secret, and resisting a public officer.
He was placed on a $2.154 million secured bond.
The footage used in this article is archived footage, stay tuned for an updated video.