On March 31, at about 8:40 p.m., approximately three dozen protesters surrounded sheriff’s department patrol vehicles that pulled up as people were marching in memory of Stephon Clark, the 22-year-old Black man who was unarmed when Sacramento police gunned him down on March 18.
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After sounding its siren, one of the vehicles slowly drove away. A second vehicle hit Wanda Cleveland, 61, as she walked toward a curb. The deputy didn’t stop to say anything to her. Instead, the driver abruptly accelerated, leaving the activist injured in the street, according to The Sacramento Bee. Footage has been released of the attack, see below and we should warn you, it is graphic.
Thankfully, Wanda Cleveland survived, telling the Sacramento Bee, “It was a hit-and-run. If I did that, I’d be charged. It’s disregard for human life. … He had to have known he hit me. I went flying through the air.”
The sheriff’s office admitted that the hit-and-run happened, referred to it as “a collision” with “a protester,” avoiding the issue of the deputy failing to stop.
Cleveland is recuperating at home from her injuries, which include bruises on her arm and the back of her head. The activist is a regular attendee at Sacramento City Council and county Board of Supervisor meetings, according to The Bee. Cleveland is best known for advocating for the homeless — not “jumping on top of a cop car,” her friend Ashley Crabtree told the newspaper.
We are sending are well wishes to Wanda. We hope she gets better soon and we hope the cop who nearly killed her will be properly punished.
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54 Black Men And Boys Killed By Police
54 Black Men And Boys Killed By Police
1. Willie McCoy, 20
1 of 542. Emantic "EJ" Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., 21
2 of 543. Jemel Roberson, 26
Source:false 3 of 544. DeAndre Ballard, 23
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Source:false 5 of 546. Antwon Rose Jr., 17
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9. Ramarley Graham, 18
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10. Manuel Loggins Jr., 31
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11. Trayvon Martin, 17
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12. Wendell Allen, 20
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13. Kendrec McDade, 19
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14. Larry Jackson Jr., 32
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15. Jonathan Ferrell, 24
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16. Jordan Baker, 26
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18. Dontre Hamilton, 31
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19. Eric Garner, 43
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20. John Crawford lll, 22
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21. Michael Brown, 18
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22. Ezell Ford, 25
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23. Dante Parker, 36
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24. Kajieme Powell, 25
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25. Laquan McDonald, 17
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26. Akai Gurley, 28
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27. Tamir Rice, 12
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28. Rumain Brisbon, 34
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29. Jerame Reid, 36
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30. Charly Keunang, 43
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31. Tony Robinson, 19
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32. Walter Scott, 50
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33. Freddie Gray, 25
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34. Brendon Glenn, 29
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35. Samuel DuBose, 43
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36. Christian Taylor, 19
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37. Jamar Clark, 24
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38. Mario Woods, 26
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39. Quintonio LeGrier, 19
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40. Gregory Gunn, 58
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41. Akiel Denkins, 24
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42. Alton Sterling, 37
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43. Philando Castile, 32
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44. Terrence Sterling, 31
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45. Terence Crutcher, 40
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46. Keith Lamont Scott, 43
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47. Alfred Olango, 38
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48. Jordan Edwards, 15
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49. Stephon Clark, 22
Source:false 49 of 5450. Danny Ray Thomas, 34
Source:false 50 of 5451. DeJuan Guillory, 27
Source:false 51 of 5452. Patrick Harmon, 50
52 of 5453. Jonathan Hart, 21
53 of 5454. Maurice Granton, 24
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The troubling trend of police killing unarmed Black people has shown no signs of letting up, from Tamir Rice to Botham Shem Jean to Emantic "EJ" Fitzgerald Bradford Jr.,, there appears to be nearly a new shooting every week. See Also: Alabama Cops Never Notified EJ Bradford’s Family After Mistakenly Killing Him, Aunt Says Take a look below at the growing gallery of unarmed Black men and boys who have been shot and killed by police.
Graphic Video Released Of A 61-Year-Old Grandmother At Stephon Clark Vigil Hit By A Sheriff’s SUV was originally published on newsone.com
