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Family, neighbors call for answers after hit-and-run death; council hears public pleas
Summary
Three residents urged the City of McKinney to reopen or further investigate the December hit-and-run death of 6-year-old Jamir Dabney, criticized police communication and called for accountability; council members expressed condolences and said they would follow up.
Faith Stallings, Tara Williams and Geralyn (Geralyn) Dabney spoke at the Feb. meeting of the McKinney City Council during the public-comment period, pressing city leaders to take further action after a Dec. 21, 2024 hit-and-run that killed Jamir Dabney.
The speakers said the family has not received satisfactory communication from the McKinney Police Department and that the city’s public statements misstated or omitted facts. Faith Stallings said she tried to perform CPR on the child and described feeling mistreated during the police investigation, adding she believed the official account — which she said…
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