Blogged By: De De Tillman
Source: New York Post
Video Credit: YouTube (jaynorris117) /YouTube (AllThingsHarlem)
Story By: SABRINA FORD, CANDICE M. GIOVEn
Posted: Sunday February 5, 2012 @ 3:41 pm PST
Topic: Ramarley Graham
STORY LINK:ROBERTA FLACK HELPS SLAIN FAMILY IN BRONX NEW YORK
Singer Roberta Flack yesterday kicked off a collection for the funeral of an unarmed Bronx teen shot dead by a police officer.
She and the Rev. Al Sharpton visited the grieving relatives of Ramarley Graham at their East 229th Street home, where Flack donated $500.
“I only know what I read, and I responded,” she said. “It was a heartfelt moment.”
Video surveillance footage released yesterday show Graham, 18, entering his apartment Thursday afternoon.
A few seconds later, narcotics officers arrive and begin trying to kick the door down, according to the video shown on WABC/Channel 7.
The shooter, Officer Richard Haste, and Sgt. Scott Morris have been stripped of their guns and badges pending an investigation.
A grand jury may be convened to consider criminal charges, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Friday.
The National Action Network has contributed $500 toward the funeral and to fly Graham’s grandfather in from Jamaica.
Assemblyman Eric Stevenson (D-Bronx) said Graham’s grandmother was held by one of the cops and threatened.
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