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Funeral held for Arkansas teen killed by deputy; lawyers say police reform needed © Provided by KATV Little Rock/Pine Bluff Attorneys for the family of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain called for police reform Tuesday during a funeral for the boy. Brittain was fatally shot by former Lonoke County sheriff's officer Sgt. Michael Davis, who was fired last week for failing to comply with department policy by not having his body camera turned on when he opened fire. Family and friends said their final goodbyes alongside civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton and Brittain family attorneys Benjamin Cru...

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.

  Share Source: AP Photo/John Locher An Arkansas police officer was terminated after failing to turn on his body camera prior to an alleged fatal shooting of a teenager. Lonoke County Sgt. Michael Davis did not follow the police department's policy, Sheriff John Staley announced in a video news release Thursday, according to KARK. "Our policy says the deputy must activate the camera before encountering any member of the public while taking official action and certainly as part of any traffic stop," Staley said. Davis' body camera was off during a traffic stop made last month that resulted i...