Sanford: Deadly violence by an out-of-towner only adds to our city’s woes
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.
“Let’s pay tribute to one of the good ones who, by losing his life, reminded us again how dangerous policing can be.”
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