Articles (Marcellis Stinnette)
“The family of Marcellis Stinnette called for answers Thursday, anguished over the death of the 19-year-old man who was a passenger in a car when he was shot by a Waukegan police officer.
“It’s unfortunate this happened and the family is seeking justice,” said Satrese Stallworth, a relative of Stinnette and a spokeswoman for the family.
“He had such a bright future … a whole lifetime of opportunity ahead of him. We want to know why this even occurred.”
Stinnette, a Black Waukegan resident, died of injuries from a gunshot wound Tuesday night after a police officer fired on the vehicle he was sitting in.
The car driven by Stinnette’s girlfriend reversed as the officer approached and the officer acted in self-defense, Waukegan Police Department officials said.
That account is disputed by a witness and the driver, Tafara Williams of Waukegan, who contend the officer rammed the car and began shooting, Lake County Black Lives Matter founder Clyde McLemore told the Daily Herald.”
– Daily Herald, ‘We want to know why’: Waukegan family mourns, questions why Marcellis Stinnette died.
“Protesters gathered in Waukegan Thursday after a police officer shot a young couple while on patrol, killing a 19-year-old man.
The families of a young couple shot by the officer are demanding answers. People joined the families to protest at the site of the shooting and then marched to the Waukegan police station.
The family of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette said he was killed while sitting inside a car with his girlfriend, 20-year-old Tafarra Williams, a mother of two, who was driving the vehicle.”
– ABC 7 Chicago, Waukegan police shooting: Family of couple shot by officer hold protest march, woman speaks for first time since being shot.
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