CONGRESSMAN LIEU STATEMENT ON TRAGIC SHOOTINGS OF ALTON STERLING AND PHILANDO CASTILE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the tragic deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile in separate incidents this week:

“These shootings once again raise questions of systematic racial disparities in our country and the need to evaluate our law enforcement’s de-escalation training, accountability mechanisms, and community relations. I am pleased the US Department of Justice last month mandated implicit bias training for all of its law enforcement and prosecutors. During this difficult time, we must come together and have a meaningful conversation about improving the relationships between our law enforcement and our communities. No American should be or feel less safe because of race or ethnicity.”

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