Kobe Dimock-Heisler (an autistic man) would have turned 24 today had he not been fatally shot by Brooklyn Center police officers Cody Turner and Brandon Akers on August 31, 2019 while they responded to a mental crisis call. (BCPD Steven Holt & Joseph Vu were on scene as well) 
The killing of Kobe Dimock-Heisler wasn't widely known to the public until convicted felon Kim Potter killed #DaunteWright during the #DerekChauvinTrial. Potter was the police association pres & directed Kobe's shooters to "shut [their] body warns off & don't talk to each other."
“Autism is not a crime…This is why the police department needs to be defunded.” — Jason Heisler
In August '20, a year after he was #KilledByPolice, hundreds gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center demanding justice for #KobeDimockHeisler. unicornriot.ninja/2020/kobe-heis…
In August '20, a year after he was #KilledByPolice, hundreds gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center demanding justice for #KobeDimockHeisler. unicornriot.ninja/2020/kobe-heis…
"He was the most beautiful boy in the world," said Amity Dimock, a year to the day after her son was killed by police. She now pushes for police reforms in their response to mental health calls & dealing with people with autism. Kobe Dimock-Heisler was born January 21, 1998.
During the one-year commemoration/protest for #KobeDimockHeisler (who was killed by police in 2019), activists, friends, and immediate family of Kobe spoke about the consistency of police killings, and the need for change, justice, and accountability.
#Minnesota: Although recent convictions on the former police officers who killed #GeorgeFloyd & #DaunteWright, the families, friends, & broader community strive for justice & to speak the names of whom many call the "stolen lives" taken by police terror.
https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/1305847836068765697
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