The memorial service for Banko Brown, the 24-year-old man shot and killed by a San Francisco Walgreens security guard, got off to a rough start as emotions flared and a shouting match erupted.
A memorial service for Banko Brown, the 24-year-old man shot and killed by a security guard at a San Francisco Walgreens, got off to a rough start.A memorial service for Banko Brown, the 24-year-old man shot and killed by a security guard last month at a San Francisco Walgreens, got off to a rough start. People attending the service ended up arguing and yelling inside the church.
Many people who turned out to Third Baptist Church in San Francisco Thursday knew it was going to be a difficult day."There's hurt, disappointment. There's everything,' said Terry Brown, Banko's father. During comments made by NAACP Reverend Amos Brown at the beginning of the service, tempers flared and a shouting match erupted."They had a lot of feelings going. We had to let everybody calm down first and try and get our emotions in check," said relative Calvin Breedlove.Banko's death last month has raised a lot of questions and fueled a lot of frustration in the community.
The guard fired after he said Brown lunged at him, fearing he would be stabbed. Brown was found to be unarmed.
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