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As a community, we are outraged that no "fundamental change has been made in the police system" in dealing with the Black and Latino community, [Al Vann] told reporters. He said when tragedies such as the killing of [Coppin] occur at the hands of the NYPD, there is no "accountability."
"To its credit," Vann added that after the killing of Sean Bell last November, the City Council made recommendations to the NYPD and "none of the recommendations have been put into practice.""But, we want answers to why this happened," he added. "Khiel's life should not be in vain. He was a person in need," Owens noted, a reference to the fact that young Coppin had mental health issues.Sensing the rising anger and frustration that now grips the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood where he grew up stemming from the police killing of 18-year-old, unarmed Khiel Coppin, Councilman Al Vann (D-36th Dist) held court with the community at a press conference on Fri., Nov. 16, at the Brighterway Baptist Church, located just a stone's throw away from where the young man was gunned down four days earlier. Other speakers at the press conference represented the Brooklyn NAACP, Community Board 3, National Action Network, 79th Pet.See the full content of this document
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Community Responds to Death of Khiel Coppin
Sensing the rising anger and frustration that now grips the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood where he grew up stemming from the police killing of 18-year-old, unarmed Khiel Coppin, Councilman Al Vann (D-36th ...
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