Media Alert: Family of Slain Father of Six, Brandon Boyd, Demands Justice and Accountability from Black City of Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson and Long Beach Police Department
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Family of Slain Father of Six, Brandon Boyd, Demands Justice and Accountability from Black City of Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson and Long Beach Police Department
Man Who Called 911 for Mental Health Emergency Help was Killed by Four LBPD Officers and His Family was Tormented for Hours After
Long Beach, CA – November 25, 2024
WHAT: The family of Brandon Boyd is demanding justice and accountability from the City of Long Beach Police Department after the victim called 911 for help and was consequently killed by four Long Beach Police officers. At the scene, three members of his family (two sisters and a niece) were brutalized, arrested, and forced to sit, handcuffed, facing Brandon’s slain body for hours. One sister sustained a fracture as a result of the police brutality and use of force.
WHO: Family members of Brandon Boyd will hold a press conference and will be present, along with friends, family, and Black Lives Matter Grassroots members from the Long Beach and Los Angeles chapters.
WHEN: The family will hold a press conference at 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, a week after police stole his life.
WHERE: The press conference will be held near the church steps at 5200 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA, the site of Brandon’s murder, a church where he attended as a youth and was ultimately gunned down.
WHY: Brandon’s family wants answers and has issued the following demands to the City of Long Beach Police Department:
Release the 911 call that led to the incident
Release the names of all 4 officers involved
Release police worn body camera footage of what happened
Drop all charges against the family members who were arrested and brutalized
Charge the officers who killed Brandon
The family, community members, and BLM Grassroots Long Beach Chapter also want a review of LBPD's policies and protocols regarding responses to calls for mental health crisis support.
HOW: The community can support Brandon’s children and his funeral expenses at the Family’s GoFundMe page at bit.ly/brandonboydgofundme. Community members are invited to attend the December BLM Long Beach Chapter hybrid meeting on Thursday, December 5th at 6pm and can find more info at www.blmlongbeach.org/news.
About Black Lives Matter (BLM) Grassroots, Long Beach Chapter
On the ground since 2013 in Long Beach, the Black Lives Matter Grassroots, Long Beach Chapter works to fight state-sanctioned violence in all of its systemic forms including police violence and the limited access to housing, medical/wellness, employment, and educational resources. Made up of community organizers and volunteers, we work in partnership in coalition spaces with Long Beach community members, grassroots leaders and groups, nonprofits, and other organizations to build awareness, provide political and social justice education, leadership development, outreach, civic engagement, community organizing, support for victims of police violence and more. We work in solidarity with the global, U.S. - based, Black Lives Matter Grassroots organization and movement. We are a Black-led organization that is queer, women, and working-class affirming and seeks Black liberation, and accordingly liberation for all people.
Social Media: Instagram/X: @blmlbc | Facebook: groups/blacklivesmatterlbc
Images: Graphics and Photos can be found in this shared folder
Contact(s):
La Mikia Castillo, BLM Los Angeles and Boyd Family Friend, 310-776-1361, lamikia.castillo@gmail.com
Audrena Redmond, BLM Long Beach, 323-963-4727, lbcblacklivesmatter@gmail.com
Melissa Morgan, BLM Long Beach, 515-999-6356, lbcblacklivesmattervolunteer@gmail.com
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