Berhane Tewelde

Death by Force

Berhane Tewelde, a 27-year-old African-American/Black male, was killed on May 21, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. His death was the result of gun violence, the kind that arrives without warning and leaves a quiet street changed in an instant. The date is fixed in the public record, but the circumstances have remained spare—a violent encounter, a life cut short, and a community left with questions that never seemed to find their way to answers.

In the months and years that followed, investig ...Read More