Killed in the Darkness

Summary: <p>When a police officer shoots and kills someone — and there aren’t any witnesses — can we trust the police to investigate themselves?</p><br><p>This week on Intercepted: Antoine and Tammy Bufford's son, Cortez, was shot and killed by a St. Louis police officer in 2019. Nearly two years later, the city is still investigating Cortez’s case. No charges have been filed. And the Bufford family is still looking for answers. The police kill more people per capita in St. Louis than in any other American city. <a href="https://www.archcitydefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ACD-Death-By-The-State-Police-Killings-and-Jail-Deaths-in-STL.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seventy-two percent</a> of these people are Black, like Cortez.</p><br><p>The Chicago-based Invisible Institute recently partnered with The Intercept to examine the circumstances of Cortez’s death. Their resulting <a href="https://theintercept.com/2021/05/29/police-killing-st-louis-cortez-bufford/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">investigation</a>, reported by Alison Flowers and Sam Stecklow, sheds new light in the search for truth about this police killing.</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>