Article 548NQ The Gambia demands US investigation into police killing of citizen in Atlanta

The Gambia demands US investigation into police killing of citizen in Atlanta

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Kaamil Ahmed
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Shooting of Lamin Sisay, son of former UN diplomat, last week prompts outrage as family and friends reject police version of events

The Gambia has demanded the US investigate the police killing one of its citizens, a former UN diplomat's son.

The shooting of Lamin Sisay, 39, in Atlanta last week prompted anger in the Gambian community, who have described it as another example of the police brutality against black Americans that has prompted country-wide protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

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