Hands Up Don't Shoot
In today’s world, virtually anything can be captured on video. But it hasn’t always been this way. Ashley France-Howell dives into the stories of Black victims of police brutality in the United States.
Hands Up Don't Shoot
Shem Walker & Bettie Jones
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Season 1
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Episode 6
Shem Walker was an Army veteran and family man. In an effort to protect his family and community, he routinely removed individuals from his mother’s steps. Protecting his family turned into losing his life by an undercover cop. Bettie Jones was a churchwoman, mother of five, and grandmother of nine. She lost her life while assisting officers responding to a domestic dispute. Listen to find out how her helpfulness inadvertently resulted in her accidental death.