Mother of shooting victim calls for federal investigation, arrest of officers
Janice Banks, the mother of Martavious Banks, held a press conference Thursday where she demanded the names and arrests of the Memphis Police officers who critically wounded her son. “I am pushing for justice for my son,” she said. “With everything in my body I am going to fight this.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Protesters prepare to cross the street to protest in front of the Airways police precinct on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 19. Demonstrators gathered in front of the precinct to protest the actions of two police officers who turned off their body cameras prior to the shooting of an African-American man on Sept. 17. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Mario Denton, 26, shouts through a speaker during a protest on Wednesday, Sept. 19, in front of the Airways police precinct. Demonstrators gathered in front of the precinct to protest the actions of two police officers who turned off their body cameras prior to the shooting of an African-American man on Sept. 17. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Protesters lined Airways Boulevard in front of the Airways police precinct on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 19. Demonstrators gathered in front of the precinct to protest the actions of two police officers who turned off their body cameras prior to the shooting of an African-American man on Sept. 17. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
A Memphis police officer directs protesters to a different sidewalk along Airways Boulevard. Demonstrators gathered in front of the precinct to protest the actions of two police officers who turned off their body cameras prior to the shooting of an African-American man on Sept. 17. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Protesters lined Airways Boulevard in front of the Airways police precinct on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 19. Demonstrators gathered in front of the precinct to protest the actions of two police officers who turned off their body cameras prior to the shooting of an African-American man on Sept. 17. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Theryn C. Bond (center) joins protesters in front of the Airways police precinct on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 19. Demonstrators gathered in front of the precinct to protest the actions of two police officers who turned off their body cameras prior to the shooting of an African-American man on Sept. 17. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Jay Guiido, 26, shouts through a loud speaker during a protest on Wednesday, Sept. 19, in front of the Airways police precinct. Demonstrators gathered in front of the precinct to protest the actions of two police officers who turned off their body cameras prior to the shooting of an African-American man on Sept. 17. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Protesters lined Airways Boulevard in front of the Airways police precinct on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 19. Demonstrators gathered in front of the precinct to protest the actions of two police officers who turned off their body cameras prior to the shooting of an African-American man on Sept. 17. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
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Martavious Banks Memphis Police Department Michael Rallings Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationYolanda Jones
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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