Family of man shot, killed at Kroger gas station seeks justice
Attorney Ben Crump (right) comforts Tasheta Motley, the sister of Alvin Motley Jr., during a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church. Motley Jr., was shot and killed at a Kroger fuel station. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
“Alvin Motley had a right to exist, pump gas and play his music because this is America, and nobody has the right to kill a young Black man for playing music,” says civil rights attorney.
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Alvin Motley Jr Kroger fatal shooting Ben CrumpYolanda 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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