Page 30 - John Staley News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Hunter Brittain’s family has retained the same lawyers as George Floyd’s family to represent them in court. The 17-year-old was killed after a Lonoke County sheriff's deputy opened fire at the teen during a traffic stop. The family said the lawyers for George Floyd’s family first reached out Tuesday and after another zoom call Wednesday morning the families decided this was the route they needed to take. The two lawyers are Devon M. Jacob and Benjamin Crump. They have represented clients in high profile civil rights cases, including the f...

'Hunter didn't deserve to be killed': Family of teen shot by deputy searches for answers Nearly a week after a Lonoke County deputy shot and killed teenager Hunter Brittain on a traffic stop, the teen's family remains left in the dark. Author: Jordan Howington Updated: 7:25 PM CDT June 29, 2021 LONOKE COUNTY, Ark. — Nearly a week after a Lonoke County deputy shot and killed 17-year-old Hunter Brittain on a traffic stop, the teen's family remains left in the dark with many questions as they make funeral arrangements. "This has been really rough, it's getting h...

Seventeen-year-old gunned down by police in Lonoke County, Arkansas Protesters gathered outside the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office last Wednesday in Lonoke, Arkansas, consisting of friends and family of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, who was gunned down by police during a traffic stop early that morning. According to members of Brittain’s family, he was working on his truck at around 3 am local time, trying to repair it so that he could make it to his job at Hundley Construction by 6 am. Scott Hundley, owner of Hundley Construction, said Brittain had worked for him on and off over the past ...

NAACP says end to police violence overdue after Arkansas teen killed by deputy No justice, no peace.  That’s the phrase family and friends of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain shouted at the Lonoke County sheriff's office after a deputy fatally shot the boy this week. It’s a phrase all too familiar with people of color who took to the streets after the death of multiple unarmed black men and women who were killed by police. After the death of Brittain, leaders in the Black community say change is more than needed. It was last year when protests erupted across the U.S. over the killing of Geor...

The Lonoke Co. sheriff said he supports the release of body cam video in the fatal shooting of Hunter Brittain when the "State Police investigation allow it."