Tragic shooting death of 15-year-old Cleveland teen upsets the Black community still seeking answers behind the shooting death by a CMHA officer of a 19-year-old Black man.... Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com
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Mayor Frank Jackson has said that the shooting of Keith occurred after a CMHA officer allegedly ordered Keith out of a van with Illinois license plates and that investigators suspected his involvement in a recent shooting. A handgun was reportedly recovered by police.
But activists and some Black leaders remain concerned surrounding the shooting death by law enforcement of Keith at the hands of a CMHA officer, and so many other young Black men by Cleveland police as the city remains a party to a consent decree for police reforms with the U.S. Department of Justice behind the shooting death by city police of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 and at least five other unarmed Blacks since 2012.
Keith's family members, including his father, Scott Hawkins Sr., say the mayor's version of what allegedly happened relative to Keith's shooting is not true, they believe.
“He’s a nice guy, everybody loved him," Keith's father has said. "He had a good relationship with the community and many of his family and friends still lived out there, even though we moved several years ago."
Hughes is the 10th fatal shooting victim this year in Cleveland of a child under the age of 18.
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