Sanford: Alvin Motley was entitled to freedom too, but was needlessly killed instead
Alvin Motley Sr. (middle), the father of Alvin Motley Jr., sheds tears during a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church. Motley Jr. was shot and killed at a Kroger gas station allegedly by a security guard. “I want justice for my son,” Motley Sr. said. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
Without question, this is another senseless shooting death that could have been avoided in a number of ways.
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