LELAND, Miss. –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump will hold a news conference with the family of Kadarius Smith, a 17-year-old who was run over by a Leland Police Department cruiser and later died in the hospital. Crump and the family of Smith will demand transparency and call for the release of police footage from the incident.
Smith’s death occurred in the early morning hours of March 21, when he was walking home with friends and the police cruiser began chasing him, according to a witness. According to Smith’s mother, he was run over from behind, leaving police cruiser tire marks on his back.
WHO:
Family of Kadarius Smith
Attorney Ben Crump
WHEN:
April 16, 2024, at 1:30 pm CT
WHERE:
New Zion Baptist Church
420 S Broad St
Leland, MS 38756
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Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
