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Vigils in Aliquippa Call for Answers After ATF Agent Kills 18-Year-Old Student

Community leaders press for evidence during a state police investigation into the fatal ATF shooting of Aliquippa student Kendric Curtis.

Overview

  • Residents marched and held a vigil Sunday to honor Kendric Curtis and to demand transparency from law enforcement.
  • Pennsylvania State Police say officers tried to contact Curtis during a federal-local operation, he ran and fired toward them, and an officer shot him.
  • The ATF, FBI and Beaver County Municipal Police Task Force were operating in the Linmar Terrace area at the time of the shooting.
  • Advocates, including the Alliance for Police Accountability, called for release of any available video or evidence to clarify what happened.
  • Officials have not explained the purpose of the operation, and neighbors told local media they believed the shooting agent was in plain clothes.