VICKSBURG, Miss. – Two stories have emerged in the wake of the death of seventeen-year-old Amarion Thomas after being fatally shot in the process of the Vicksburg Police Department serving a warrant. Release of the body-cam footage will set the record straight.
This is the worst-case scenario, and Amarion’s family needs time to grieve their loss. The Vicksburg Police Officers involved also have experienced trauma. All parties involved need our prayers. No one wanted this outcome.
According to the Vicksburg Police Department, Thomas produced a weapon before officers opened fire, and according to the family (some of whom were home at the time that the warrant was served), Thomas was unarmed and was shot in the back while attempting to flee…