A slain teen's family questions the police account of the incident.
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Video caught fatal pursuit
Pennsylvania State Police said Wednesday that a video camera captured the entire police pursuit that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old William Penn Senior High School student last Friday. They also said the teen, Rashaad Randle of York, was originally being pursued for speeding. The local and national branches of the NAACP have called a meeting for next week and plan to investigate Randle's death to find out what happened, and to see if he was targeted for a traffic stop because he was black. A man who lives near where Randle died and who said he saw what happened told Randle's family on Sunday a different story of how he died. The story, which has circulated among family, friends and a growing number of other York residents, alleges that the trooper intentionally ran the teen over several times. However, Turner-Childs said all state police vehicles are equipped with video cameras and both the pursuit and Randle's death were videotaped. The tape has been reviewed and the story circulating is inaccurate, she said. The tape, she said, is considered evidence and will not be released to the public. [more
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Pennsylvania State Police said Wednesday that a video camera captured the entire police pursuit that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old William Penn Senior High School student last Friday. They also said the teen, Rashaad Randle of York, was originally being pursued for speeding. The local and national branches of the NAACP have called a meeting for next week and plan to investigate Randle's death to find out what happened, and to see if he was targeted for a traffic stop because he was black. A man who lives near where Randle died and who said he saw what happened told Randle's family on Sunday a different story of how he died. The story, which has circulated among family, friends and a growing number of other York residents, alleges that the trooper intentionally ran the teen over several times. However, Turner-Childs said all state police vehicles are equipped with video cameras and both the pursuit and Randle's death were videotaped. The tape has been reviewed and the story circulating is inaccurate, she said. The tape, she said, is considered evidence and will not be released to the public. [more
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