Article 5EQ79 Las Vegas Police Say They Fatally Shot BLM Protester After He Raised Rifle. Video Appears to Show Something Different

Las Vegas Police Say They Fatally Shot BLM Protester After He Raised Rifle. Video Appears to Show Something Different

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Zack Linly
from The Root on (#5EQ79)
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As a news reporter, my rule of thumb is that the media shouldn't take police accounts of incidents at face value. Law enforcement officers have every reason to lie just as the civilians they police do, and I've covered too many stories where video footage contradicted what officers said happened in their reports.

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