‘We believe in hope!’: Vigil for man killed by police becomes rally
Activists and relatives of a man fatally shot by Boston police demanded Wednesday that the officers face criminal charges for the killing.
The advocates issued their call during a candlelight vigil for 31-year-old Terrence Coleman less than a block from where he was shot early Sunday in the South End.
Authorities say Coleman, who had battled mental illness, attacked paramedics with a knife at his Shawmut Avenue residence, but his family insists he was unarmed during the confrontation.
“Justice needs to be served,” said Albert Moore, Coleman’s uncle, during impassioned remarks at the vigil. “They killed my nephew in cold blood, right in front of his mother.”
Through tears, Moore said the officers “not only killed my nephew but damaged the family.”
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