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Protesters call for information to be released about Jeremy McDole's death

Anne Hoffman
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Delaware Public Media
Protestors begin to march down 4th street

Around 40 marchers gathered at 4th and Jackson streets in Wilmington Friday to protest the shooting death of Jeremy McDole and the investigations into what happened.

McDole, who was wheelchair bound, died in September after being shot by police. Police say he had a gun and had already shot himself.

Protesters marched down 4th Street calling themselves “Bam Bams.” They chanted “no justice, no peace! No racist police” as they made their way to Rodney Square in downtown Wilmington. Cars stopped to honk and onlookers raised their hands in a show of support.

Jeremy McDole’s sister, Keandra McDole, says she is not satisfied with the handling of her brother’s death.

 

"It’s just getting to the point where I feel as though they’re taking it to where, “oh, well let’s just let the people vent. Let them get this rally and march out and then after that, they’ll rest, and it’ll get swept under the rug.” No, it’s not happening! If I have to plan an event every week, this is what’s going to happen until we get justice, until we get answers. Because this is not ok," she said.

She adds doesn’t believe the police account of how the events surrounding the shooting of her brother unfolded.

"I think their version of what happened is beep-beep-beep, nonsense!" said McDole. "I tell people, “do they need to borrow my two eyeballs that God blessed me with to see what happened?” There’s a video out there that explains everything."

At the next event she organizes, McDole said she'll knock on doors to register young voters in an effort to create political change.

 

The Wilmington Police Department and state Department of Justice both have ongoing investigations open. Neither agency has released a timeline as to when the public can expect more information regarding McDole’s death.

The Delaware Black caucus and the NAACP have urged that an independent, federal investigation take place. McDole’s family has hired Billy Murphy Jr. as their legal representation. He's the same lawyer who represented Freddie Gray’s family in Baltimore, but no suit has been filed.

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