This is what the Washington Post and The Guardian said on the 5 blacks the Washington Post classified as unarmed and not attacking police:
“Antronie Scott, an unarmed 36-year-old black man, was shot on Feb. 4, 2016, in San Antonio, Tex. Undercover San Antonio police officers were monitoring Scott, who had outstanding arrest warrants. When a uniformed officer approached Scott, he spun around with something in his hand. Police later determined that Scott was holding a cellphone.” Source: Fatal force: A Washington Post investigation of people shot and killed by police in 2016 – Washington Post
Source: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive | US news | The Guardian.
"David Joseph, an unarmed 17-year-old black male, was shot on Feb. 8, 2016, in Austin, Tex. Austin police were responding to reports of an erratic, aggressive person. Joseph, who was naked, rushed toward the officer." Source: Fatal force: A Washington Post investigation of people shot and killed by police in 2016 – Washington Post.
Source: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive | US news | The Guardian.
"Calin Roquemore, an unarmed 24-year-old black man, was shot on Feb. 13, 2016, in Beckville, Tex. Roquemore fled a traffic stop by a Texas state trooper. Roquemore refused the trooper’s orders to show his hands. No weapon was found at the scene." Source: Fatal force: A Washington Post investigation of people shot and killed by police in 2016 – Washington Post.
Source: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive | US news | The Guardian.
"Marquintan Sandlin, an unarmed 32-year-old black man, was shot on Feb. 21, 2016, in Inglewood, Calif. The man was a passenger in a car stopped at an intersection. Inglewood police approached the car and noticed that the woman who was driving had a gun. Officers shot and killed Sandlin and the woman, Kisha Michael." Source: Fatal force: A Washington Post investigation of people shot and killed by police in 2016 – Washington Post.
Source: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive | US news | The Guardian.
"Peter Gaines, an unarmed 37-year-old black man, was shocked with a stun gun and shot on March 12, 2016, in Houston, Tex. A Houston police officer approached Gaines after he vandalized a traffic sign. Gaines lunged at the officer.” Source: Fatal force: A Washington Post investigation of people shot and killed by police in 2016 – Washington Post.
Source: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive | US news | The Guardian.
I will leave it up to readers to work out how many of these police shootings were suspicious and indicate police misconduct.
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