E. Paige White
Role at the time: Civil-rights attorney for Phillip M. Brown
Condemned
Statement summary
White’s legal team said the released footage supported its position that Bebber nearly killed Brown without justification.
“While MPD released only a brief segment of the officer’s body camera footage, it highlights what Mr. Brown’s legal team has maintained since the incident—he was nearly killed by his own government without justification.”
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WUSA9 report on the release of D.C. police body-camera footage, quoting the statement issued by Phillip Brown’s legal team.
Why we used this label
The statement expressly calls the shooting unjustified.