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𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 Profile picture
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2 Apr, 4 tweets, 2 min read
My beloved cousin Rev. William Brooks was found dead, asphyxiated, propped on a cinder block, his body jammed halfway thru a shed window, WITH keys to his shed door in his pocket. A SC police dept,, with racist history, says NO foul play. The family seeks state/fed investigation.
Our family seeks prayers, justice, and answers. walterborolive.com/stories/civil-…
Thank you for so many kind words & prayers. To secure state/fed investigations of the death of #RevWilliamBrooksJr , 
please call & tweet:

AG Merritt Garland
@TheJusticeDept
Comment Line: 202-353-1555
Switchboard: 202-514-2000

SC Gov. Henry McMaster @henrymcmaster
(803)734-2100
This Easter weekend is a time of joy & sadness. I am grateful for my cousin Andre Brooks & my family for demanding justice & answers. I am also grateful for the many prayers, kind words, & condolences extended to my family by friends. Thank you for amplifying their voices.

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