Dirty cop killed Rekia Boyd by an off-duty police detective on the West Side has died, while the other person has been charged with assault, officials said. Rekia Boyd, 22, of the 1500 block of California Avenue, was pronounced dead at 1:15 p.m. Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. The other person wounded by the detective, Antonio Cross, 39, of the 7100 block of South Ridgeland Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood, was released from Mount Sinai Hospital about being treated for a gunshot wound to the hand. Cross has been charged with aggravated assault, a misdemeanor, according to police. Police said Cross approached the detective's car with a handgun around 1 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of 15th Place and Albany Avenue. The detective opened fire, hitting the him in the hand but also striking Boyd in the head, according to police officials
This blog stays updated with cases of Police Brutality against Black Men and the Black Community. These are just the cases that we are fortunate enough to hear about. But, there are several "unsung victims" whose story has never been told or videotaped. Infamous cases such as Rodney King and Oscar Grant are not isolated incidents. They exist amongst a corrupt system of impunity. Who am I? I am a “Concerned Member of the Black Community.”
Friday, August 24, 2012
"NEW" Cop Shot & Killed Innocent Black Woman (R.I.P Rekia Boyd)
Dirty cop killed Rekia Boyd by an off-duty police detective on the West Side has died, while the other person has been charged with assault, officials said. Rekia Boyd, 22, of the 1500 block of California Avenue, was pronounced dead at 1:15 p.m. Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. The other person wounded by the detective, Antonio Cross, 39, of the 7100 block of South Ridgeland Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood, was released from Mount Sinai Hospital about being treated for a gunshot wound to the hand. Cross has been charged with aggravated assault, a misdemeanor, according to police. Police said Cross approached the detective's car with a handgun around 1 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of 15th Place and Albany Avenue. The detective opened fire, hitting the him in the hand but also striking Boyd in the head, according to police officials
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