Horace ‘Lorenzo’ Anderson was the man fatally shot in the CHOP zone in 2020:
https://komonews.com/news/local/chop-chaz-horace-lorenzo-anderson-killing-marcel-long-sentenced-to-prison-capitol-hill-organized-protest-seattle-cal-anderson-park-gun-violence-central-district-family-reaction
(That article also includes an embedded video of Anderson’s mother talking to the court, outraged that the killer pled to 2nd degree murder instead of 1st.)
Link to her address to City Council today: https://youtu.be/pEC9Oo0mu24?t=169
Her remarks:
“My name is Donita Sinclair and I’m the mother of Horace Lorenzo Anderson, and my son was murdered in CHOP, in 2020. And I’m here evidently saying that public safety is not working. Two minutes, number one, is not going to give us the satisfaction of saying that we get to express what’s going on in our community. We just watched two kids get murdered, slandered, and I see you guys sittin’ around here kee-keein’ and ha-ha-in’ and it’s not funny. I’m asking, what are you guys gonna do today? What actions? Why is this [room] not full with the Chief of Police and some type of accountability?
“When kids are getting murdered in broad daylight and you guys are sitting up around here acting like — I mean, you’re gonna be next. Is that what we’re waiting on? Cause I’m asking to take this serious. I shouldn’t be having to come up here. I came to read this speech, but my heart’s not even allowing me to. When are you guys going to start being human beings? When is our children gonna start being treated like human beings? It’s not about rioting and protesting, we’re talking about public safety. I don’t know how many minutes I got l left… OK, I got two or three or whatever…
“But I’m just telling you, please take this serious. What steps? What actions? We know Miss Katie done been in the office for 30 days, but public safety should have been her number one priority. I wouldn’t ask you guys to come to a meeting unless public safety’s in the building. So I’m asking you guys, take your jobs seriously, or your kids will be next. Look at it, this is not a game, this is not a game. I hope when you guys go back home, you do feel like shit. Don’t feel like you’re doin’ your job. Feel you failed us! Cause you have been. Thank you.”
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