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Data shows 70 percent of people Orlando police shot at were black
Seventy percent of the 50 people shot at by Orlando police officers since 2009 are black men, according to data released Friday by the department.
Of those officer-involved shootings, 12 of the 16 men killed by police were black men, the data shows.
Orlando police Chief John Mina said race does not play a role in an officer's decision to use a weapon.
"If you look at the merits of each individual case and the investigation, it is clear that race doesn't factor into the decision for an officer to use deadly force," Mina said.
Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-opd-officer-involved-shooting-database-20160902-story.html
