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Removal of Gabe Horn as Police Chief of Taylorsville Police Department
In the wake of the lynching of 25 year old Rasheem Carter in Taylorsville Ms in October 2022 we are requesting the removal of the chief of police Gabe Horn. Rasheem Carter went to the Taylorsville Police Department and asked for help. He informed them that he was being threatened by 3 white trucks of white men and asked if he could wait there they told him they didn’t have any room for him. Rasheem was back out in the open looking for safety. His phone died and no one in his family was able to contact him. Rasheem’s aunt made it to Taylorsville police department where there was no Rasheem. The family filed a missing persons report on him October 2, 2022. On November 2,2022 Rasheem remains were “found”.
There has been no transparency whatsoever with the Taylorsville Police Department. On December 31, 2022 Family and supporters of Rasheem’s peacefully protested. His mother had questions for the chief but instead of being a help to his community they decided to lock the doors of the police department.
On February 5th 2023 Rasheem family and supporters gathered on Welcome Street at the Piggly Wiggly for a peaceful protest. As we entered into the city there was an armor tank, multiple law enforcement agencies with riot gear. They’re also standing with the law enforcement agencies were civilians with armed weapons yelling racial slurs at us, threatening to shoot us all as we leave.
The very next day on social media Facebook to be exact the Chief of Police Gabe Horn posted a photo on his page titled “A little Clean up” as someone washed off Black Lives Matter’s and Rasheem live matters” that was on the ground in sidewalk chalk. His wife along with other citizens had nasty comments under the post.
Gabe Horn is not fit to serve as a police chief nor any or leadership role or political role in the state of Mississippi. He’s what’s wrong with our state. There’s no run for a racist chief of police in any city/county/town. There’s enough corruption as it is , a racist on top of that is horrendous. Black and brown people will not have a fair chance in the city with Horn serving in this capacity.
We are signing this petition for the removal of Gabe Horn as the Chief of Police in Taylorsville Mississippi.
There has been no transparency whatsoever with the Taylorsville Police Department. On December 31, 2022 Family and supporters of Rasheem’s peacefully protested. His mother had questions for the chief but instead of being a help to his community they decided to lock the doors of the police department.
On February 5th 2023 Rasheem family and supporters gathered on Welcome Street at the Piggly Wiggly for a peaceful protest. As we entered into the city there was an armor tank, multiple law enforcement agencies with riot gear. They’re also standing with the law enforcement agencies were civilians with armed weapons yelling racial slurs at us, threatening to shoot us all as we leave.
The very next day on social media Facebook to be exact the Chief of Police Gabe Horn posted a photo on his page titled “A little Clean up” as someone washed off Black Lives Matter’s and Rasheem live matters” that was on the ground in sidewalk chalk. His wife along with other citizens had nasty comments under the post.
Gabe Horn is not fit to serve as a police chief nor any or leadership role or political role in the state of Mississippi. He’s what’s wrong with our state. There’s no run for a racist chief of police in any city/county/town. There’s enough corruption as it is , a racist on top of that is horrendous. Black and brown people will not have a fair chance in the city with Horn serving in this capacity.
We are signing this petition for the removal of Gabe Horn as the Chief of Police in Taylorsville Mississippi.
Why is this important?
Let’s Clean Up Taylorsville and get Justice for Rasheem Carter