Incident
| Date | Oct 07, 1992 |
| Department | Buffalo Police Department |
| Address | Buffalo, NY |
Incident Description
October 7th, 1992 Buffalo Police Officer Richard C Lopez approached the vehicle of Gregory Johnson, a 23 year old Black man, with his gun drawn. Lopez discharged his gun into Johnson's skull. Johnson died a short time later.
Outcome
The police claimed the lynching was accidental, and on April 7 1993 a grand jury cleared Lopez.
Links
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Officer Cleared in Shooting of Black Man
"It's worse than Rodney King," said a Black man in his late 50's, "and the Black leadership has said nothing." - The Challenger | Ted Kirkland
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Officer Cleared
The police aren't killing whites and using the excuse that, "they thought he had a gun." These excuses are the inventions of the system to protect police officers from being responsible for the deaths of Black people; and the District Attorney has carried out this policy of white supremacy. - The Challenger | Ted Kirkland