Wednesday 23 March 2011

Miami Police Chief Under Fire After Deaths Of 7 Black Men

Miami, Florida– Miami city commissioners and community leaders are calling for the dismissal of  police chief Miguel A. Exposito after seven African-American men were shot and killed by his officers within eight months.

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All the men killed were shot by Hispanic officers; prompting concerns by community leaders that the shootings are racially charged.

“These shootings have us sitting on a time bomb,” City Commissioner Richard P. Dunn II said. “Everyone wonders: When is the next one going to happen? And the fact the chief is still here just makes Miami look like a banana republic.”

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