Aquantis Jaymond Griffin

How they died

Deadly force

Officers were on alert about fights outside a rap show when shots were fired in a parking lot at the back of the club around 1 a.m. Aquantis Griffin and another man exchanged warning shots in a crowd of people. The crowd quickly dispersed, including Griffin, who was still brandishing a handgun. Police allege that Griffin pointed his weapon toward them and eight officers fired more than two dozen times, killing Griffin. The Griffin family attorney, citing body camera footage that hasn't been released to the public, alleges Griffin did not point weapon at police and as filed a civil suit. The case is also pending before a grand jury.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Aquantis Jaymond Griffin, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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