Feds involvement demanded as family marks 21st birthday of Ramarley Graham
Cyril Josh Barker
“I was unable to celebrate Ramarley’s 21st birthday last Saturday or his last two birthdays, and instead have been forced to memorialize his life,” said Constance Malcolm, the mother of Ramarley Graham.
Instead of planning what for many people is a milestone birthday party earlier this month, Malcolm remains vigilant in her fight for justice in the death of her unarmed son at the hands of the NYPD. The story has become all too familiar for many Black families.
Joined by elected officials and civil rights groups, Malcolm and her family are demanding that the U.S. Department of Justice conduct a formal and thorough investigation into Graham’s shooting death by the NYPD.
Graham, an 18-year-old Bronx resident, was shot and killed by NYPD Officer Richard Haste in the bathroom of his family’s home in front of his grandmother and 6-year-old brother after Haste unlawfully busted into the house in February 2012.
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