Civil Rights Organizations To Demand Answers About DPS Shooting of Unarmed Passengers; Vigil Afterwards
For Immediate Release
Contact: Dotty Griffith, ACLU of Texas; (832) 291-4776 or [email protected]
BROWNSVILLE -- A coalition of civil rights organizations, including the ACLU of Texas, LUPE (La Unión Del Pueblo Entero) and Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network will hold a press briefing on Thursday, November 1, at 2 p.m. in the Lower Rio Grande Valley near the town of La Joya.
Speakers representing each group will address issues of public safety, government accountability, use of force policies, and demand a full investigation of a recent incident that resulted in the shooting deaths of two unarmed passengers by a Department of Public Safety sharpshooter who fired from a helicopter while in pursuit of a suspect vehicle.
Members of the community will gather afterwards for a vigil to remember the lives of the two Guatemalan fathers who were killed and pray for the recovery of another man injured during the indiscriminate law enforcement barrage.
The briefing and vigil will be held near the site of the incident, north of La Joya on FM 2221 and Mile Road 7.
The press conference will be podcast live on the ACLU of Texas website.
What: Media briefing
When: Thursday, November 1, 2 p.m.
Where: North of the town of La Joya, at the corner of FM 2221 and Mile Road 7
Why: Demand answers and accountability about unwarranted fatal shooting of unarmed persons
Who: ACLU of Texas, Equal Voices Network, LUPE, Texas Civil Rights Project
