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Family demands answers after man dies after Chester police encounter; city requests independent DA review
Summary
At the Sept. 10 Chester City Council meeting, family members and residents pressed for accountability after the fatal police encounter that left Nathan Blackwell dead; a city official said he reviewed body-camera footage and requested an independent review by the district attorney's special investigations unit.
At the City of Chester council meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 10, family members and residents demanded answers after what they said was a police-involved death earlier that week. Melissa Williams, who identified herself as a cousin of the man who died, said Nathan Blackwell was killed by Chester police on Friday around 6:30 p.m., and she accused officers of using excessive force.
“Why are they still able to work and I have to bury my cousin?” Melissa Williams said during public comment. “I am going to fight for my cousin.”
Deputy Mayor West acknowledged the family’s grief and deferred to Commissioner…
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