Protesters criticize police response to Cooper-Young incident
Lydia Barnat (right) hugs her mother Shiloh Barnat Goodman during a June 8, 2020, press conference held by Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer to address an incident where motorists ran into a crowd of protesters in Cooper-Young on June 6, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer and protesters Monday addressed an incident in which two drivers drove through a protest in Cooper-Young last week. One woman was injured when she was hit by a SUV.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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