MILWAUKEE — Dozens of protesters took to the streets Thursday to call for justice for D'vontaye Mitchell, and Samuel Sharpe Jr.
Mitchell died outside the downtown Hyatt Regency on June 30th after four employees pinned him to the ground for several minutes.
Sharpe was shot and killed on July 16 Tuesday by police officers from Columbus, Ohio, near 14th and Vliet just blocks away from the Republican National Convention.
Watch: Protesters call for justice for D'vontaye Mitchell, Samuel Sharpe
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The protest was organized by The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.
Sharpe's family organized a GoFundMe to help cover any "immediate needs, financial needs pertaining to any medical, funeral, navigating the legal process, advocacy and education on police brutality and racial justice, mental/grief counseling for our family, and to assist our family in the days to come, as we continue to seek justice for Sam."
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