Families who have lost loved ones in recent law enforcement-related incidents are speaking out, demanding transparency, timely autopsy results, and greater accountability from authorities.
Vanessa Martin, the mother of 32-year-old Rashaud Martin, said her son, who was schizophrenic, died while in the custody of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
She pushed back against narratives she believes misrepresent who he was, saying, “My son was not a villain. He was a very smart, intelligent young man.”…