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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...

Al Sharpton to eulogize Arkansas teen fatally shot by deputy ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton and an attorney for George Floyd's family are speaking at the memorial Tuesday for a white Arkansas teenager shot dead by a deputy, a case that civil rights activists say highlights the need for interracial support to address police shootings. Seventeen-year-old Hunter Brittain was shot and killed by a Lonoke County sheriff's deputy, Sgt. Michael Davis, during a traffic stop June 23 near Cabot, about 30 miles (50 ki...

Andrew Demillo FILE - In this April 20, 2021 file photo, Attorney Ben Crump, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton shake hands during a news conference after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is convicted in the killing of George Floyd, in Minneapolis. Sharpton and an attorney for George Floyd's family are speaking at the memorial Tuesday, July 6, 2021, for a white Arkansas teenager shot dead by a deputy, a case that civil rights activists say highlights the need for interracial support to address police shootings. (AP Photo/John Minchillo File) July 06, 2021 - ...

"Those two boys got our brand new riding lawn mower and the other lawn mower and they took off down there," Payne said as those around her laughed at the story. "They were down there in grass, in grass over their head, and it's as dark as it could be." Brittain's body was delivered to the funeral home Wednesday, his uncle Jesse Brittain told reporters. He said it was then that the family learned Brittain had been shot not once but three times. Jesse Brittain has expressed frustration about the lack of information the family has received regarding the death of his nephew.

By ANDREW DeMILLO, AP LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a teenager during a traffic stop was fired Thursday after the sheriff said he did not activate his body camera until after the shooting took place. Lonoke County Sheriff John Staley said Sgt. Michael Davis was fired after it was discovered he didn't follow the agency's body camera policy in the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain on June 23. The sheriff's office has released few details about the shooting, which is being investigated by Arkansas S...