Shooting of unarmed African Americans near Yale puts spotlight on police training
Source: CBS News
By MOLA LENGHI CBS NEWS April 21, 2019, 8:21 PM
A police officer involved in a shooting near the campus of Yale University has led to almost a week of protests. Unlike other high-profile shootings of unarmed African Americans, demonstrators at Yale say this case is not about race, but about how police are trained.
Protesters poured onto the streets of Hamden, Connecticut, on Sunday. This was the sixth straight day of passionate, but peaceful demonstrations since an officer was involved in a shooting Tuesday in New Haven.
The surveillance video given to CBS affiliate WFSB-TV appears to show the moment police engaged with a car they said fit the description of one linked to a reported armed robbery. In the video, Hamden Police Officer Devin Eaton jumps out of his SUV, gun drawn, firing multiple rounds into the car, before departing down the street.
Inside the car sat 22-year-old Stephanie Washington, and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Paul Witherspoon. Both were unarmed.
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There are fewer shootings when the description of the suspect is white.
