The relatives of eight people killed by police say they’re coming to Albany to demand that Gov. Andrew Cuomo order a special prosecutor to investigate deaths at the hands of officers.
Organizers say the group includes the mother of Eric Garner, whose Staten Island death in an apparent police chokehold was videotaped last year by a bystander.
A grand jury declined to charge that officer, which was followed by protests in New York City.
The group plans to gather outside Cuomo’s office at the Capitol, saying they’re tired of waiting for a meeting with him requested months ago.
A spokeswoman says they were contacted by the governor’s office Tuesday morning about a possible meeting.
A Cuomo spokesman had no initial comment.
(AP)
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Here in America we have a legal process that does not include every group who doesn’t like a Grand Jury decision finding a way to overturn it outside the Judicial system.