Justice for Azelle and Jean
Anthony Long, the police officer who fatally shot Azelle Rodney in 2005, is on trial for murder. Prosecutors have told the jury that Long had no lawful reason for shooting Azelle. The court has also heard that Long opened fire less than one-tenth of a second after unmarked police cars boxed in the car Rodney was traveling in. Long fired eight shots in total, hitting Azelle in the arm, body, twice around his right ear and then after a pause, twice through the top of his head. Prosecutors argue that Long “opened fire extremely quickly ... he cannot have taken any time to observe anything...