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Family and advocates demand full transparency after fatal police shooting in Wichita
Summary
During public comment, an advocate told the council that Deondre Hill was killed by Wichita police on Jan. 20 and urged immediate release of all body-camera footage, reports and 911 calls; speakers said leadership silence compounds family grief and called for accountability.
A speaker introduced by the clerk as Helen Ryker used her allotted public-comment time on Feb. 10 to demand full transparency and accountability after the Jan. 20 fatal shooting of Deondre Hill by Wichita police. The speaker disputed a narrative presented at a sheriff’s press conference and asserted that Hill "was not a suspect," calling repeatedly for release of all body-worn camera footage, police reports, 911 recordings and officer training records so the family…
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