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San Francisco protesters demand charges and release of video after Walgreens security guard kills Black trans man
Summary
Hundreds of public commenters and community groups addressed the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 2 after a Walgreens security guard shot and killed Banko Brown; speakers demanded the district attorney revisit charging decisions and called for bans on armed private security and more housing and services for vulnerable residents.
Hundreds of residents, advocacy groups and family members addressed the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 2 following the April 27 killing of Banko Brown by an armed security guard outside a Walgreens at Fourth and Market Street, calling for the district attorney to reconsider charging decisions and for immediate policy changes to prevent future deaths.
The public outcry centered on calls for the release of store surveillance video, accountability for Walgreens and its contracted security, and broader demands for housing and services for Black and transgender residents. Several speakers tied Brown’s death to systemic racism and to city funding priorities that they said over-invest in policing and under-invest in housing and social services.
Board President Peskin, responding after public comment, said he was…
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