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Families and advocates seek transparency in 2021 APD shooting and press for accountability on officer DUIs
Summary
Multiple speakers at the April 28 committee meeting asked for renewed investigation and transparency in a 2021 police shooting that killed Gabriel Antonio Parker, and demanded accountability for officers accused of DUI-related misconduct.
Several family members and community advocates addressed the Public Safety Legal Administration Committee on April 28 to demand transparency and accountability in a 2021 police shooting and to call for action on officers accused of DUI-related misconduct.
Taketa Holland, who identified herself as a cousin of Gabriel Antonio Parker, said the family has had “no clarity” about why Parker was shot and buried and asked the committee to help obtain answers. “We deserve to know why we buried Gabriel Antonio Parker,” Holland said, naming the victim and asking for the guilty to be charged. Alyona Lofton, representing one of the families and…
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