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Ricky Ball

Family of Black Mississippi Man Killed By Police Receives Narrow Explanation For Dropped Manslaughter Case

A lawyer with the state attorney general’s office omitted key evidence in a meeting with the family of Ricky Ball, who Canyon Boykin shot and killed in 2015.

Ko Bragg, Justin Brooks Jun 17, 2020

Mississippi Attorney General Won’t Pursue Case Against White Officer for Killing Black Man

Canyon Boykin was charged with manslaughter for shooting and killing Ricky Ball during a traffic stop in 2015.

Ko Bragg Jun 01, 2020

Defund the Police Now

More training, more equipment, and more officers will not stop police from killing Black people.

Justin Brooks