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Ohio Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Black Man in Bed
A fatal police shooting of an unarmed young Black man in his bed has rocked Columbus, Ohio. Body camera footage of Officer Ricky Anderson, shooting 20-year-old Donovan Lewis, within seconds, was released during a news conference this afternoon (August 30) .
Officers came to the residence to serve a warrant at 2:30 a.m. Footage shows the officers knocking on the apartment door and deta...