The Case Of Darrien Hunt

Cosplay victim shot by police. A 22 year old black man named Darrien Hunt was shot by two police officers in Saratoga Springs, Utah. He was cosplaying as a character from Afro Samurai and was carrying a dull sword replica. The police claimed he charged at them while brandishing the sword, but the autopsy report and security footage from a bank camera may confirm that Darrien was shot six times from behind. In “Utah Victim was fleeing, Autopsy finds.” Jennifer Dobner brings information that the victim was running from the police as he was shot in the back six times in the back. On the other hand in “Man shot behind by police, family says; prosecutors: he lunged with sword” authors Holly Yan and Shawn Nottingham offers information that the Saratoga

Each author clearly brings information on both sides of the Darrien hunt case, and achieves on informing the audience with evidence within the articles. Furthering the attention on Darrien hunt. “Man shot behind by police, family says; prosecutors: he lunged with sword” a article from CNN by Holly Yan and Shawn Nottingham, informs the audience about Darrien hunt and why he was shot several times while he was running away from the police. They follow this by providing supporting evidence that an autopsy proves that he shot from behind. Hunt’s mother believed that race played a big role in her son’s death because he was African American. The article also mentions that the police that responded to the call claimed that once they made contact with Darrien hunt, Preliminary evidence suggested that Mr. Hunt

The man, Darrien Nathaniel Hunt, whose mother is white and father is black, was shot and killed outside a convenience store in Saratoga Springs, 35 miles south of Salt Lake City while carrying a sword. His family argues that the sword he was carrying was a toylike decorative object with a rounded tip that posed no real threat. They have also said they believe the shooting was racially motivated. The article also included that the authorities said that Darrien hunt was shot after he lunged at two police officers who had responded to a 911 callers report of a man with a sword in front a credit union bank. His death has started a series of protest, some of them violent, and a outcry over a treatment of blacks by law enforcement in the criminal justice system. The author using a objective tone, Keeping their emotions and opinion to a minimum within the articles. It is clearly apparent that the author wants to attracts attention with this article surrounding racial violence by mentioning Michael Brown. Overall The author does a fine job informing her audience about this case using incredible facts and keeping her opinion out of