Police Continue to Justify Using Their Uncontrollable Authority to Murder Blacks w/Impunity in Racist Country; Video Shows a Columbus Cop Shoot Ta'Shawn Davis in the Back as He Fled, Posed No Threat

He may have deserved a trial and punishment, but he did not deserve to die. Columbus police released body camera footage and records giving a glimpse at how events unfolded in the minutes leading to a veteran police seargent fatally shooting an 18-year-old man within a minute of getting out of his squad car.

Police said the Oct. 12 shooting in the University District happened during a foot chase while police investigated reports of an armed robbery. Family members of Ta'Shawn Davis continue to question the police account of the shooting.

The sergeant who shot Davis is a 14-year veteran of the force. Columbus police and city officials have refused to release the officer's name, citing Marsy's Law, a state law meant to shield the identities of crime victims. In an interview, Columbus Division of Police Chief Elaine Bryant would not say what crime the sergeant was a victim of, citing an open investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. [MORE bullshit here from media who parrot and support authorities]