Mekhi Franklin was critically injured by a Baltimore police officer during a foot chase. Baltimore Police DepartmentBaltimore police released body camera footage on Tuesday showing an officer shooting a Black teenager in the back as he fled. The teenager was badly wounded and lost several organs, and police said they discovered a gun with him following the shooting on Thursday. Witnesses told local media outlet The Baltimore Banner that police officer Cedric Elleby was sitting on a stoop with Franklin before the shooting. Keira Franklin, the mother of the teenager, said this is not the first time police harassed her son.

Source: Huffington Post May 17, 2023 07:09 UTC