Activists work to restore calm in Memphis after outbreak of violence
Police officers injured in street violence sparked by shooting of black man
14 June 2019 - 16:04
Memphis — The Memphis community where a young black man was slain this week by federal agents as they tried to arrest him remained tense after a night of violent protests, but community activists and a mayoral candidate hoped the weekend would be calm.
The man shot, Brandon Webber, 20, was wanted in the shooting of a man in Mississippi earlier this month, law enforcement officials said on Thursday...
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