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Jawan
“Ja”
Dallas
was
killed
by
police
in
Mobile,
Alabama
and
eyewitnesses
say
that
it
was
nothing
short
of
a
murder.
BOSSIP
reported
on
the
killing
in
July
and
the
family
only
recently
saw
the
video
that
local
authorities
were
holding
hostage.
According
to
AL.com,
the
Mobile
Police
Department
allowed
the
family
to
view
two
body
camera
videos
that
were
40
minutes
a
piece
on
Wednesday,
the
day
before
Thanksgiving.
As
you
can
imagine,
the
footage
was
demoralizing
and
traumatizing
for
a
grieving
family
preparing
to
“celebrate”
the
holiday.
Phil
Williams,
the
father
of
Jawan
Dallas,
added,
“This
is
one
of
the
worst
days
of
my
life.
Mobile
Police
Department,
you
straight
murdered
my
son.
You
were
not
there
to
serve
and
protect
him,
you
were
there
to
destroy.
You
killed
him.”
The
family
was
present
at
Mobile’s
Government
Plaza
alongside
lawyer
Harry
Daniels
for
a
press
conference
following
the
viewing.
Daniels
says
that
the
department
would
still
not
release
the
names
of
the
officers
involved.
Later
that
same
day,
following
the
press
conference,
Mobile
Mayor
Sandy
Stimpson
ran
coverage
for
the
officers
saying
that
the
video
was
“only
one
piece
of
all
the
evidence”
and
claimed
that
Dallas
died
from
complications
due
to
drug
use
combined
with
factors
regarding
his
health.
According
to
Daniels,
eyewitnesses
say
that
the
whole
story
is
cap.
Dallas
was
reportedly
heard
telling
officers,
“I
can’t
breathe”
and
“I
do
not
want
to
be
the
next
George
Floyd.”
We
will
have
more
information
about
the
impending
civil
lawsuit
and
any
other
updates
about
this
case
as
it
becomes
available
to
the
public.