Unarmed man shot over 30 times in yet another US police brutality

Police excesses against blacks in the US made the headlines once again as the lawkeepers in California shot more than 30 times into a packed vehicle in the parking lot of a shopping centre, killing a 26-year-old man and injuring a young woman.

The tragic incident happened on April 5 morning in Barstow, around 115 miles from Los Angeles, and the victim was identified as Diante Yarber, a father of three.

Yarber, who was believed to be unarmed and was driving his cousin and friends to a local shopping centre, was accused by the police of "wanted for questioning" in a stolen car case. They said the man "accelerated" towards the officers when they asked him to stop. Yarber's family and lawyer refuted the charges saying neither were he threatening nor did he do anything to be a suspect. Yarber's family held the police accountable

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