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    As outrage over Stephon Clark's killing grows, his grandmother asks: 'Why? Why?'

    by Paige St. John and Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times Mar 27, 2018 4 minutes

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Between sobs and gasps, Sequita Thompson struggled Monday to recount her terror eight days ago when gunfire rocketed through her backyard.

    "Call 911!" Thompson cried to her husband as she crawled out of the living room with her 7-year-old granddaughter in tow. Her husband told her he called police moments earlier after hearing someone tapping at the back window and calling to get in.

    It turned out the police were already in the backyard. Sacramento officers searching the neighborhood for a reported vandal encountered Thomas' grandson Stephon Clark, who lived there with them. Police fired a reported 20 rounds at the 23-year-old. Videotapes of the encounter showed officers shouting "gun, gun, gun" before opening fire, but the only object

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