After being spotted sleeping in an allegedly stolen automobile in Washington, DC, Dalaneo Martin, 17, was fatally shot by a police officer last month. An inquiry into the incident’s civil rights has been opened by the FBI and federal prosecutors. Terra Martin, Dalaneo’s mother, told reporters on Wednesday that her son ought to be alive and that the cop who shot him ought to be named in the media. She further emphasised the need for first-degree murder arrests for all of the accused cops.
Dalaneo Martin’s mother is Terra Martin. Black youngster Dalaneo Martin, 17, was killed by a police officer.
The family of Terra Martin urged that the guilty cops be put to trial. A federal civil rights investigation was consequently started.
The probe, which was made public after police made footage of the shot that killed Dalaneo Martin on March 18, 2023, comes after a number of other high-profile occurrences around the country that pushed organisations to reevaluate how they interact with Black people.
Martin’s family’s attorney Andrew O. Clarke listed the names of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others before asking how much longer the Black community would have to put up with discriminatory treatment from police.
Both cops were sent to a hospital for medical care. Their identities and state of health have not been disclosed. The officers are on standard paid administrative leave while the investigation is continuing. The police union that represents the officers was unavailable for immediate comment.
The police released two body camera videos from the officers’ views along with a 12-minute explanatory video that showed cops tending to the driver’s wounds before emergency help arrived. The two body camera movies have running times that span from 29 to 37 minutes. In certain locations, the audio is muffled, and the faces of the cops are obscured.
According to the explanation video from Park Police, the Washington Metropolitan Police Department reacted to a suspicious vehicle. Inside the driving SUV, the driver was sound asleep. According to Park Police, the SUV was reported stolen to Washington police.
