About: Shooting of Phillip Pannell

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On April 10, 1990, Phillip Pannell, an African-American teenager, was shot and killed by police officer Gary Spath in Teaneck, New Jersey. Pannell and a group of other teenagers was running from police when he was shot in the back with his hands raised. Spath was later charged and acquitted on charges of manslaughter. The case created controversy over allegations of racial profiling and police brutality. MSNBC has produced a four-part series Model America detailing the events that lead up to Parnell's shooting - and the intense calls for justice that that followed in its aftermath.

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  • On April 10, 1990, Phillip Pannell, an African-American teenager, was shot and killed by police officer Gary Spath in Teaneck, New Jersey. Pannell and a group of other teenagers was running from police when he was shot in the back with his hands raised. Spath was later charged and acquitted on charges of manslaughter. The case created controversy over allegations of racial profiling and police brutality. MSNBC has produced a four-part series Model America detailing the events that lead up to Parnell's shooting - and the intense calls for justice that that followed in its aftermath. Rev. Al Sharpton, an opinion columnist for MSNBC, authored a promotional article for the series: * Decades before George Floyd, a shooting in Teaneck's 'utopia' shocked Black America In response to the MSNBC series, Democracy Now has aired its own two-part series on the shooting of Phillip Pannell: * Part 1: “Model America”: Family of Phillip Pannell, Killed by White NJ Cop in ’90, Still Struggles for Justice * Part 2: Police Should Not Kill Us: Phillip Pannell’s Family Wants Officer Who Shot Him in Back Held Responsible (en)
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  • On April 10, 1990, Phillip Pannell, an African-American teenager, was shot and killed by police officer Gary Spath in Teaneck, New Jersey. Pannell and a group of other teenagers was running from police when he was shot in the back with his hands raised. Spath was later charged and acquitted on charges of manslaughter. The case created controversy over allegations of racial profiling and police brutality. MSNBC has produced a four-part series Model America detailing the events that lead up to Parnell's shooting - and the intense calls for justice that that followed in its aftermath. (en)
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