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Right before JSO killed a robbery suspect, an officer turned off his bodycam because of a ‘bright blinking light.’ Does that violate policy?
Read full article: Right before JSO killed a robbery suspect, an officer turned off his bodycam because of a ‘bright blinking light.’ Does that violate policy?The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s pledge to be transparent under Sheriff T.K. Waters is being challenged by a mother who still wants answers following her son’s death.
Mother of man shot by JSO officers says she hopes agency follows through with transparency policy
Read full article: Mother of man shot by JSO officers says she hopes agency follows through with transparency policyYvonno Kemp, the mother of Reginald Boston who was shot and killed by Jacksonville police, said Wednesday she hopes JSO’s new transparency general order gives families the answers she feels she still hasn’t gotten to this day.
Family still looking for answers after man shot by JSO officers
Read full article: Family still looking for answers after man shot by JSO officersJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One year later, the family of 20-year-old Reginald Boston is still looking for answers after he was shot and killed by officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The State Attorney’s Office ruled the actions of the officers in the case justifiable in August of last year. The family said JSO needs to fill in the gaps. “There is a lot of stuff that the family still don’t understand. There’s a lot of stuff that’s not adding up, what JSO is saying concerning Reginald’s death.
Hundreds of demonstrators gather outside Duval County Courthouse
Read full article: Hundreds of demonstrators gather outside Duval County CourthouseJACKSONVILLE, Fla. For the third weekend in a row, hundreds of people crowded Downtown Jacksonville outside the Duval County Courthouse on Saturday afternoon. Speakers called for the release of Jacksonville Sheriffs Office body camera footage and for a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation into officer-involved shootings. Despite outcry, the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office has still never released body-camera footage from an officer-involved shooting. At Saturdays rally, Kemp said she stands with other mothers who have lost their sons in officer-involved shootings. Release the footage was a rallying cry Saturday as demonstrators recited the names of other black men killed in police-involved shootings.