Family of man killed by police demands transparency
Ashley McKenzie Smith, the mother of Jaylin McKenzie, tries to hold back tears at a Aug. 8 press conference demanding justice for her son outside of the Mount Moriah Memphis Police Department precinct. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Jaylin McKenzie, 20, was shot by an officer after police tried to stop a vehicle in Southeast Memphis shortly before midnight on Dec. 16, 2022.
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Jaylin McKenzieJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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