This is very sad and this is just the first part in seeing if justice is actually served.
Jonathan Price was beloved in his community, but some of his comments about cops show that no matter what your past experience might have been if you are black you are still just one interaction away from losing your life at the hands of the cops. It doesn’t matter if you are doing a good deed like Mr. Price was doing, your skin will always make you a threat.
A Wolfe City police officer, who officials say shot and killed a 31-year-old Black man over the weekend, has been arrested. The Texas Rangers, who are investigating the incident, said the officer’s actions were not “objectionably reasonable.”
Shaun Lucas faces a murder charge. He was booked into the Hunt County jail Monday and transferred to another county. Lucas is being held in lieu of $1 million bond, according to jail records.
Relatives of Jonathan Price said on Saturday night he was trying to defuse a domestic violence situation outside a Kwik Check gas station at 103 Santa Fe Street in Wolfe City when he was shot and killed by an officer.
The Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting and released information Monday night, saying that Lucas made contact with Price who was reportedly involved in the disturbance.
“Officer Lucas attempted to detain Price, who resisted in a non-threatening posture and began walking away,” the Rangers said in a statement. “Officer Lucas deployed his TASER, followed by discharging his service weapon striking Price.”
“The preliminary investigation indicates that the actions of Officer Lucas were not objectionably reasonable,” the Rangers said.
Hopefully, there is video or body cam footage to back up what they are saying.
I applaud them for their swift actions, but it isn’t justice until the cop is behind bars. Lucas is being held on a million-dollar bail.
Please be safe out there black people and realize no matter how much you say Blue Lives Matter, All Lives Matter or express your love for white people and women, you are never safe if you are black.
Flip the page to see Price’s words on law enforcement, the cops on why they charged Lucas and news video about his death.
