Sharpton, George Floyd attorneys address memorial service for Hunter Brittain
A memorial service for of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, who was shot and killed by police during a traffic stop, was held Tuesday morning in the auditorium of Beebe High School, in the Arkansas town of the same name, 36 miles northeast of Little Rock.
Attorney Ben Crump stands next to Hunter Brittain s casket at the Beebe High School Auditorium before his memorial service in Beebe, Arkansas on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Demillo)
Brittain was gunned down without warning by a Lonoke County sheriff’s deputy, Sergeant Michael Davis, as Brittain exited his vehicle, grabbing a blue antifreeze container. Both the victim and his killer were white.
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Civil rights activist rally for Arkansas teen fatally shot by deputy
At his funeral, among Hunter Britain’s family, you could find civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton and the family’s lawyer Ben Crump. Author: Micah Wilson Updated: 7:18 PM CDT July 6, 2021
BEEBE, Ark. Tuesday (July 6), a funeral was held for an Arkansas teen fatally shot by a Lonoke county deputy. His case, gaining attention nationwide.
Family, friends, and some strangers gathered inside Beebe High School to lay 17-year-old Hunter Brittain to rest. At the funeral, among Britain’s family, you could find civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton and the family’s lawyer Ben Crump. Crump winning wrongful death suits in cases like Trayvon Martin’s. He also represented the Floyd family in George Floyd’s murder trial.
Rev. Al Sharpton eulogizes Arkansas teen killed by deputy
By Andrew DeMillo
BEEBE, Ark. - The Rev. Al Sharpton and attorneys for George Floyd s family on Tuesday mourned a White Arkansas teenager fatally shot by a sheriff s deputy, as they urged support across racial lines for efforts to reform police practices.
The killing in the predominantly White community has drawn the attention of national civil rights activists such as Sharpton, who said concerns about police tactics aren t just limited to the Black community. The issue of policing is not about Black and White, Sharpton told a packed auditorium at Beebe High School, where Brittain was a rising senior. It s about right and wrong.