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🦄 Community, Racism & Far-Right

Tyler Newby Trial for Killing Unarmed Teen Ends in Hung Jury

November 30, 2021October 27, 2022

Indianapolis, IN – A jury couldn’t agree on convicting Tyler Newby of killing Dorian Murrell, ending Newby’s murder trial in a hung jury with a 6-6 split decision on October 7, 2021. A new jury trial date is set for January 4, 2022. [UPDATE –…

🦄 Community, Prison

Open Carry March for Teenager Killed in Downtown Indy

August 23, 2021November 29, 2021

Indianapolis, IN – Led by the family of Dorian Murrell, a teenager who was killed during George Floyd protests, an open carry march snaked through downtown Indianapolis demanding justice for Murrell and calling for Black unity. Murrell was 18 years old and unarmed when he…

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