A peaceful protest was held outside the Baldwin County courthouse Thursday evening.
According to investigators, French was shot by a Bay Minette police officer after French tased the officer.Dozens of protesters marched around the courthouse screaming and chanting, “No justice, no peace!”The family feels that’s not the complete story.During the protest, city leaders were called out several times to answer those questions.
“We want to make the police chief, the mayor, and the city officials aware of our presence,” Reverend Sam White said. “I’m not afraid to call names, we want some answers.” French’s sister, Tamara French, was in tears as she publicly spoke about her brother’s death for the first time. “For those of you who don’t know OJ French was my brother, that was my baby brother,” French said. “He was the best of me. He was the best my parents had.”“We’re going to continue to hold them accountable for the truth. We’re going to continue to hold them accountable for transparency. And we’re going to continue to hold them accountable and make them understand, they will say his name!” French said.
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