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Amarr Murphy-Paine was fatally shot outside Garfield High School on June 6, 2024. City Council today presented a plaque to his family while declaring a day in his honor. His father, Arron Murphy-Paine, gave an emotional speech that talked about “turning pain into service” and added, “But I will say this: there is still a murderer walking free”, to murmurs of agreement from the crowd. Amarr’s grandmother, Veronica Murphy, came to the microphone and then broke into tears, pounding the podium and saying “What kind of justice is there for Black children?” while her son comforted her. Joy Hollingsworth said afterwards, “Thank you for those words because we need to hear those.” Later one of the public commenters at about 2:45 teared up reading the names of Amarr and several other teenage victims of gun violence, and called for more mental health services and gun control. The meeting video will be posted on SeattleChannel.org and on their YouTube channel once the meeting is over. submitted by /u/bennetthaselton |
