(1982-2012). Killed by NY police officers on March 5, 2012. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, she was off her meds and having a mental episode. Her family called the police to help get her to the hospital. She was shot in her home.
Trayvon Martin
(Feb 15, 1995-Feb 26, 2012)
Shot by a white man on "neighborhood watch" while he was walking back to where he was staying from convenience store. He was 17.
Rekia Boyd
(1989-2012)
Rekia Boyd was in a park with friends when an off-duty Chicago detective approached the group and started a heated exchange. The detective fired his weapon into the group hitting Rekia in the head and another person in the hand. She was 22.
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