Police identified the boy Friday as 11-year-old David Winston. – the nickname “Boogie” a nod to both men being DJs. David Winston, 11, was rushed to the hospital Thursday morning after police say he shot himself in the head. Smith was a father of three, a comedian and musician named after his father, Winston Boogie Smith, Sr. “And they just threw their hands up and walked away,” she said, referring to authorities. While authorities did not immediately release the mans name, family and friends identified him as Winston Smith Jr., a 32-year-old father of three. “My mom can barely live her life because she lost her son,” Wilson said. Smith’s sister Tamara Wilson said the sudden absence of her brother has broken up their family, who all struggle daily ever since Smith was killed. Glass debris injured a woman who was in the car. Family still calling for officers who killed Smith to be named The man, who hasn’t been identified officially but who friends and family said was Winston Boogie Smith, died at the scene. Activist Deona Marie Erickson died after a man drove his SUV at high speed into a crowd of protesters gathered on Lake Street.ĭespite public uproar, the prosecutor that reviewed the case decided in October that the use of deadly force against Smith was justified. People barricaded the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street in Uptown, and some area businesses were damaged and looted.
There were days and nights of protest following Smith’s killing, with over 30 arrests made. It had been barely a year since police killed Floyd. Marshals Service task force will not be charged in the fatal shooting of Winston Smith Jr., a Black man who was killed while.
But the passenger in the car, Askar, said she never saw a gun on Smith or in his vehicle. Officers claimed Smith had a handgun and fired it, and a report of the case said a weapon was found in the car.
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