Christopher Whitfield, a 31-year-old African American man from Ethel, Louisiana, was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy on October 14, 2019. The incident occurred when deputies responded to a call from a convenience store owner who reported a man had broken into an outdoor cooler and stolen some food. Whitfield, who was diagnosed with a mental illness, was running away from the police when he was shot. His family identified him as the victim and stated that he had been struggling with mental hea
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