Denver Police caught telling key lies about their fatal shooting of Native American

[ghostsinthemachine]

Paul-Castaway

On this past Sunday, Paul Castaway, a 35 year old Native American, was brutally shot and killed by Denver Police. This much we know.

Castaway's mother, Lynn Eagle Feather, says she called the police for help on Sunday after her son threatened her with a knife, telling cops he was mentally ill. Police allege Castaway charged at them with the knife, but according to witnesses and a surveillance video seen by a local reporter, Castaway was holding the knife to his own neck when he was shot four times.

Speaking to Indian Country Today, Eagle Feather said the police shooting was racially motivated.

"I want justice for my son. I want those cops to be reprimanded. These Denver cops love to kill Natives. They love to kill people of color here,” she told the network.

Immediately after the shooting, though, police began telling key lies about what happened that have already been proven not to be true.

First off, we have this.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/07/15/1402528/-Denver-Police-caught-telling-key-lies-about-their-fatal-shooting-of-Native-American-Paul-Castaway?detail=facebook#

[Delmette]

1. Thank you for posting this.

Abuse and racial profiling against Native Americans is probably under reported.