MORAINE — Community members and family gathered tonight for a candlelight vigil to remember a man shot and killed Friday in a Moraine police shooting.
Local activist, the Rev. Jerome McCorry, spoke at the vigil and said he represents the family of 23-year-old Jamarco McShann.
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Moraine police said he pointed a gun at them, which family members dispute.
“This was senseless,” he told the crowd in the Pinnacle Park lot that marked the spot where McShann was shot and killed.
A large photo of McShann was held up at the vigil, which ended with a balloon release and a vow from organizers to seek justice.
“It’s about a bunch of scared cops who use the excuse ‘I feared for my life,’ ” McCorry said. “In the name of Jamarco a federal lawsuit will be filed.”