In the wake of the shooting of Marcus-David Peters, who was shot and killed by a Richmond Police Officer on I-95 after appearing unstable, demands from community organizers and local citizens have introduced the notion of using restorative justice within law...
The demand for justice in the killing of Marcus-David Peters moved from the streets to the council meeting room Monday night. After a march for justice and reformation for Peters on June 2, family and community members addressed city council to call for transparency...
“Help, not death." That was the chant that permeated today’s march that ended at the Richmond Police Department (RPD) headquarters, where hundreds of people demanded justice and reformation for Marcus Peters - an unarmed black man in mental distress who was shot and...
Richmond Police Department (RPD) held a press conference this morning to release footage showing the officer-involved shooting of Marcus Peters on May 14 at 5:33 p.m. Peters, a VCU graduate and biology teacher at Essex High School in Tappahannock, was shot and killed...
*This is a developing story. The Richmond Police Department (RPD) announced yesterday that it will release the "body-worn" footage of the officer-involved shooting last Monday, which ended in the death of school teacher, Marcus-David Peters. A press release issued by...