City Government
Families Demand Justice Over Police Slayings
Members of the Oscar Grant family, Cephus “Uncle Bobby” Johnson and Beatrice “Aunt B X” Johnson went to Sacramento Monday to speak in the wake of the police killing of Stephon Clark at the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission in support of a bill to hold police officers accountable for deadly shootings. Attending the meeting at John Burris’ office were families of victims of police violence: Oscar Grant family, Cephus “Uncle Bobby X” Johnson and Beatrice “Aunt B X” Johnson; Nate Greer’s spouse, DeeNa Greer; Agustin “Augie” Gonsalez family, mother Karla Gonsalez; James Rivera family, mother Dionne Smith and Carey Downs; Richard Perkins family, mother Ada Perkins; Colby Friday family, mother Denise Friday; Kerry Baxter family, Grandmother Anita Wills; Richard Petite Perez family, father Richard Perez; Sahleem Tindle family, mother Yolanda Banks Reed; Derrick Gains family, great aunt Delores Piper.
