Name: What Happened When A White Cop Decided Not to Shoot a Black Man
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for the Weirton Police Department took the 911 call at 2:51 a.m. on May 6, 2016.“Please send somebody to 119 Marie Ave., Weirton, West Virginia, right now,” a woman said. She sounded young and scared.Rob Alexander, the chief of police in Weirton, took a seat in an office in downtown Wheeling. He was about to take part in a first for him: giving sworn testimony about his decision to fire one of the three officers involved in the death of Williams.Alexander stated his name, swore to tell the truth and got the basics out of the way. He said he had been a member of the Weirton Police Department...

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