Regarding the Pain of Terrence Sterling
On September 11, police in Washington, D.C. shot and killed Terrence Sterling, a 31-year-old unarmed black man. What we know, so far: Sterling was driving a motorcycle around 4 a.m., which police say he was doing “recklessly.” A witness, Kandace Simms, saw police pull in front of the motorcycle in a maneuver she sensed was an effort to block Sterling, after which the police car and Sterling’s vehicle collided. According to Simms, the cop in the passenger seat, who we now know as Officer Brian Trainer, rolled down the window, stuck out his gun, and shot Sterling two times. Her account conflicts with the police narrative. The medical examiner has since ruled his death a homicide.