Eurie Stamps

In the early hours of January 5, 2011, Eurie Stamps, a 68-year-old Black male, was at his Framingham, Massachusetts home when a SWAT team executed a search warrant. The retired grandfather of twelve was not the target of the raid; police were investigating his stepson for suspected drug activity. Officers broke down the door and detonated a stun grenade inside the apartment. Complying with police commands, Stamps lay face down on the floor with his hands up.

As the SWAT team cleared the r ...

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