Stephon Clark Archive

NEW YORK, NY - March 28 2018: MANDATORY CREDIT Bill Tompkins/Getty Images Protest for the murder of Stephon Clark, who was kiled by police officers in Sacremento, California. Sign reads BLACK LIVES MATTER. In the late evening of March 18, 2018, Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old black American man, was shot and killed in Meadowview, Sacramento, California by Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet, two officers of the Sacramento Police Department. Police shot and killed Clark in the backyard of his grandmother"u2019s house while he was on the phone. The encounter was filmed by police video cameras. A Sacramento County Sheriff's Department helicopter was involved in observing an individual on the ground and in directing ground officers to the point at which the shooting took place. Helicopter video footage was released three days after the shooting. The officers stated that they shot Clark, firing 20 rounds, believing that he had pointed a gun at them. After the shooting, police reported that he was carrying only a cell phone. According to the pathologist hired by the Clark family, Clark was shot eight times, including six times in the back. However, the Sacramento County Coroner's autopsy report concluded that Clark was shot seven times, including three shots to the right side of the back. Colombus Circle on March 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)