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To: Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Wayne County: Find Officer Weekley Guilty and Apologize for the Death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones
In May 2010 Officer Joseph Weekley along with other members of the Detroit Police Department's special response team fired flash bang grenades into the home of Matilla Jones subsequently killing her 7-year-old sleeping grandchild Aiyana Stanley-Jones while a crew for the television show "The First 48" filmed the disaster. The police were in pursuit of 34-year-old Chauncey Owens who lived at a neighboring address. read more at http://news.yahoo.com/grandmother-says-she-watched-officer-shoot-girl-7-164739315.html
Why is this important?
It is unacceptable that a sleeping child be murdered in her home while police disregard information that a raid should not take place because children are present. It is especially abhorrent and regrettable that the raid took place at the wrong address, that a film crew was present, and that noise and light explosives were used presumably to create a theatrical environment. We demand the conviction of Officer Joseph Weekley and a formal apology from the State of Michigan for these actions that lead to the shooting death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones.