NJ Community Demands Trial for Officer in Victoria Lee Shooting

Rally for Victoria Lee

• 📣 Community members, including friends, family, and the AAPI community, rallied in Fort Lee, New Jersey, for Victoria Lee, who was fatally shot by police.
• ✊ They expressed outrage after a grand jury declined to indict Officer Tony Pickkins in connection with her death.

Circumstances of the Shooting

• 💔 Lee was experiencing a mental health crisis when police responded to an emergency call last year.
• 🚪 Body camera footage shows officers breaking down her door.
• 🔪 Police claim Lee was holding a knife and charged at them, despite warnings to drop it, leading to the single fatal shot.

Family's Argument and Demands

• 💧 Lee's family disputes the police account, arguing that the object she was holding was a water jug, not a knife.
• 🗣️ They question why calling for help and following instructions led to her death.
• training de-escalation techniques and appropriate use of non-deadly force during mental health crises.