U.S. Attorney Sally Yates and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have agreed to look into the death of 19-year-old Ariston Waiters. The investigation follows a meeting that Yates had today with State Senator Vincent Fort, members of Waiter’s family and their attorney. Waiters was fatally shot by a union city police officer in December.
Before meeting with Yates, Senator Vincent Fort says he’s requesting the investigation because he does not believe justice was served when a grand jury recently decided against indicting Union City police officer Luther Lewis.
“That’s why we’re here this morning, to ask the U.S. attorney does the constitution apply in this case, or can any citizen be taken down by a police officer and murdered in cold blood?”
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