Killing of Hunter Brittain
At approximately 3:00 am (CDT) on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 17-year-old Hunter Brittain was shot by a Lonoke County sheriff's deputy Sgt. Michael Davis near Cabot, Arkansas United States. He later died at North Little Rock Hospital.[1]
Incident[]
Brittain was attempting to use a jug of antifreeze to stop his truck from rolling into the officer's vehicle when the deputy shot him.[1] Brittain's family claimed he was test driving a truck, which he had been working on when he was pulled over by the deputy.[2]
Aftermath[]
The body camera of the deputy was turned over to Arkansas State Police.[3] The camera was not on during the shooting.[4] The deputy was fired for leaving his body cam off until after Brittain was shot.[5]
The death of Brittain inspired protests.[6] Attorneys Ben Crump and Devon Jacob are representing Brittain's family. At a memorial for Brittain, he was eulogized by Reverend Al Sharpton.[7]
Brittain’s family and friends have proposed “Hunter’s Law”. The law would require all Arkansas police officers to wear a body camera which would be kept turned on during their shift.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b "A Teen Was Having Car Trouble. A Sheriff's Deputy Shot and Killed Him". www.vice.com.
- ^ Brantley, Max (June 23, 2021). "Lonoke deputy shoots, kills youth after traffic stop UPDATE".
- ^ newsroom1@thedailycitizen.com, Greg Geary. "Cousin of teen killed by deputy walks with American flag to remember last moments alive". The Daily Citizen.
- ^ Carroll, Scott (July 1, 2021). "Arkansas deputy fired after fatally shooting teen; body camera wasn't on, sheriff says". KATV.
- ^ DeMillo, Andrew (July 1, 2021). "Deputy who shot Arkansas teen fired for leaving body cam off". AP News.
- ^ "US police 'shoot teen dead as he tried to fix his truck'". www.9news.com.au.
- ^ DeMillo, Andrew (July 6, 2021). "Al Sharpton eulogizes white Arkansas teen shot by deputy". AP News.
- ^ Hayes, Mills (June 29, 2021). "Arkansas teen killed by deputy leads supporters to propose 'Hunter's Law'". KATV.
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