LGBTQ advocates are calling for a full investigation and accountability into the shooting death of a black trans man by a police officer in Tallahassee last week.
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The death of McDade, 38, was the third fatal officer-involved shooting in the Florida capital in two months. "The issue really comes down to this: Did the police seek to apprehend someone, or did they simply open fire because they concluded that Tony's life didn't matter?" she said. The National Black Justice Coalition called for a"full and complete investigation" following news of McDade's death.
Demonstrators hold signs and chant as they protest police brutality in at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, May 30, 2020 in response to the recent death of George Floyd.One organization, Tallahassee Community Action Committee, is calling for Revell to resign. On Wednesday, it is hosting a protest demanding he be removed as chief of police.
According to Equality Florida, the state is an"epicenter" of anti-trans violence, with seven black transgender women murdered over the last two years. On Wednesday, the organization is hosting a"This is a moment of accountability," Smith said."And it is long overdue."
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