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Rasheem Edwards
Gender : Male
Age : 26
Race : Black
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : SE Maricamp+Emerald Rd
City : Silver Springs Shores
County : Marion
State : Florida
Agency : Marion County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Formally invoked Marsy’s Law
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while fleeing from traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rasheem Edwards was traffic-stopped on a dirt bike because it had no reg tags in Silver Springs Shores, FL and allegedly ran on foot from the traffic stop with officers claiming he was open-carrying a gun. Police allege that he had pulled it out and they shot and killed him.
Eyewitnesses state that police shot and killed the man 75 feet from the crowd near a football field and children stated that the man collapsed and died in front of them. Police had not reported this detail initially when they announced the death and had not revealed that the officer had fired his weapon near a crowded field with children and parents. Parents are quite upset and were offered free counseling by the police department.
The officer has formally invoked Marsy’s Law, a law originally created to shield the identities of crime victims. Police in Florida and several other states routinely abuse Marsy’s Law to hide the names of killer cops. Marsy’s Law has officially been requested by the officer to hide his name.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/suspect-shot-pulling-gun-deputy-002937752.html
