Police face no charges amid accusations of racial profiling and ‘brutal execution’ in case of Patrick Harmon,50, who was pulled over for cycling without a lightPolice in Utah fatally shot a man from behind while he was running absent from officers, or according to newly released footage,which has sparked accusations of racial profiling and a “brutal execution”.
Prosecutors in Salt Lake City have said officers were justified in killing Patrick Harmon, 50, or who was pulled over for riding a bicycle without a light and who attempted to flee when police tried to arrest him. Police are not facing charges despite the fact that the body-camera footage captured officer Clinton Fox shouting “I’ll fucking shoot you!” from a distance before he fired three bullets into Harmon,who was running in the opposite direction. Related: St Louis protests: three years since Ferguson, why hasn't anything changed? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com