Patrolman Aaron ‘A.C.’ Smith, the Montgomery police officer who shot and killed Gregory Gunn last Thursday night, has been arrested and charged with murder. Witnesses allege the victim, a 58 year-old grocery store employee, was minding his own business, was targeted for his black skin, and died shouting for his elderly mother. “He was banging on…
I hate to sound like the cynic I am, but the Gunn family shouldn’t get its hopes up. Law enforcement officers are very occasionally charged with crimes after a shooting, and are almost never convicted of anything.
I hope this case is an exception.
–alopecia