Topeka police criticized after fatal shooting of black man
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Several Topeka residents, including grieving mothers, criticized city officials and the police department over their relationship with the minority community, particularly young black men, during a forum held months after officers fatally shot a black man.
About 160 people attended the Wednesday evening forum to express outrage that has built since police shot and killed 30-year-old Dominque White in September. No charges have been filed and authorities have resisted calls to release footage from body cameras worn by the officers involved, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported .
Two Topeka police officers who were responding to a disturbance report on Sept.