Stephon Clark\'s fiancee gives tearful statement

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Stephon Clark's fiancee gives tearful statement

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Stephon Clark's fiancee, Salena Manni, gave a tearful statement on Saturday (March 2) after prosecutors announced they would not file criminal charges against two police officers involved in the shooting death of Clark, an unarmed black man, nearly a year ago.

Manni spoke alongside her and Clark's children, Clark's parents and other members of Clark's family saying the prosecutors' decision not to file charges continues "the shameful legacy of officers killing black men without consequences." Clark, 22, was gunned down on March 18, 2018, in his grandparents' backyard after police responded to a report that someone was breaking car windows.

Police said the officers who shot Clark seven times feared he was holding a firearm, but that he had only a cellphone.

Clark's death, like other fatal police shootings of black men, sparked anger and added fuel to a national debate on police force against unarmed black people.




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