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Family of Stephenson King, Man Killed by Boston Police Officer, Wants Body Camera Video Released
Ben Crump and the family say the footage is needed for transparency after prosecutors charged the officer with manslaughter.
- On Thursday, civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the family of 39-year-old Stephenson King Jr. gathered at Grant AME Church in Roxbury to demand the immediate release of body camera footage from the fatal March 11 police shooting.
- Boston Police Officer Nicholas O'Malley shot King three times through the driver's side window after allegedly confronting him in a stolen car. Prosecutors charged O'Malley with manslaughter, alleging he lacked justification despite his claim of defending a fellow officer.
- Defense attorney David Yannetti, who represented Karen Read, now defends O'Malley, calling him "a good man" falsely accused. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe campaign supporting the officer on paid administrative leave has raised over $500,000.
- Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden has declined to release the footage, citing concerns about the grand jury process. Crump counters that transparency is essential, stating the video would reveal whether either party acted improperly.
- King's family described his long struggle with mental illness since his mother's death in 2009, noting he had sought treatment before his death. This case joins recent scrutiny of police shootings in Massachusetts involving individuals experiencing mental health crises.
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Stephenson King Sr. shared some of the pain and anger he’s feeling following the death of his son, 39-year-old Stephenson King Jr. “I apologize if I seem a little angry, but I am,” King Sr. said. “I’m hurt, dissapointed in everything that’s happened. That day I put my son in that ambulance, I wasn’t expecting him to be dead that same night.” King Jr. was shot and killed by Boston police following a carjacking on March 11. Officials say he was sh…
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