Mistaken-identity shooting sparks protest
Rachel Black addresses the crowd during a protest on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at a South Memphis Mapco where U.S. Marshals shot a 17-year-old a day earlier in a case of mistaken identity. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Protesters chanted Deshun Holliday’s name, and held a moment of silence during a protest Wednesday, Aug. 26, outside a South Memphis Mapco. “He was wounded and we want him to know we stand in solidarity with him,” said activist Antonio Cathey. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Jordan Dodson joins other protesters on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at a South Memphis Mapco where U.S. Marshals shot a 17-year-old a day earlier in a case of mistaken identity. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Shannon Bourne confronts a Memphis Police officer during an Aug. 26, 2020, protest held at the South Memphis Mapco where U.S. Marshals shot a 16-year-old last night in a case of mistaken identity. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A Memphis Police officer listens to protestors during an Aug.26, 2020, protest held at the South Memphis Mapco where U.S. Marshals shot a 16-year-old last night in a case of mistaken identity. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Protesters gathered at a gas station in South Memphis to draw attention to the shooting a day earlier of a 17-year-old by the U.S. Marshals task force in a case of mistaken identity.
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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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