PHOENIX — Since three friends of a 19-year-old shot by police were charged with his murder, community activists and family members are calling for their release before a new court hearing on Tuesday.
ABC15 has covered the controversial police shooting from the beginning in January 2019. It started when SWAT officers were surveilling a group of teens suspected of a number of fast-food armed robberies. Police followed their car for eight miles with no lights or sirens. Ultimately, they used a grappler and deployed a flash bang, then shot Jacob Harris as he tried to run away.
“Jacob’s death should have never took place. Jacob’s death should have never happened,” Jacob’s father, Roland Harris, said. “They should have rendered first aid to Jacob and Phoenix PD never did that.”…