Black therapist shot while protecting autistic man sues cop
August 11, 2016
The 47-year-old Charles Kinsey is seeking unspecified damages
The 47-year-old Charles Kinsey is seeking unspecified damages
Charles Kinsey held his hands in the air and shouted to police that the autistic man sitting on the street next to him wasn’t dangerous. A few seconds later, he felt a bullet rip into his leg.
A black therapist who was trying to calm an autistic man in the middle of the street says he was shot by police even though he had his hands in the air and repeatedly told them that no one was armed.
An unarmed Black behavioral therapist was shot by North Miami Police early Wednesday afternoon while lying on the ground with his hands up. The therapist, Charles Kinsey, was trying to help his autistic patient who had run away from a group home.