El Paso Leaders Condemn Police Chief's Remarks on Black Lives Matter
After El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen called Black Lives Matter a "radical hate group," 13 area leaders called on the mayor and city council to repudiate his comments.
Allen made the claim after a press conference of El Paso law enforcement officials on Friday. Allen didn't speak at the conference, but afterward a reporter asked him what he would say to Black Lives Matter supporters who have planned a vigil for victims of police shootings on Sunday.
“Black Lives Matter, as far as I’m concerned, is a radical hate group," Allen said. "For that purpose alone I think the leadership of this country needs to look a little bit harder at that particular group. The consequences of what we saw in Dallas is due to their efforts.”
Late Saturday, several state officials and local groups issued a letter calling for El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and the city council representatives to "publicly repudiate the statement, forcefully and unequivocally."
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