Tyisha Miller
Tyisha Miller | |
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Born | March 9, 1979 |
Died | December 28, 1998 | (aged 19)
Nationality | American |
Tyisha Shenee Miller (March 9, 1979 – December 28, 1998) was an
Background
In the early morning hours of December 28, 1998, Tyisha Miller, a 19-year-old
When relatives arrived they found Miller apparently comatose in the locked car, with the engine running and the radio on. She was shaking bodily and foaming at the mouth, and had a .380
In January 1999 the
Protests
In May 1999, Riverside County District Attorney Grover Trask, said the four police officers involved had probably made an error of judgment, but had committed no crime.[7] This sparked protests from Jesse Jackson and others, and hundreds turned out to demonstrate against the decision not to prosecute, resulting in the arrests of 46 protesters, including activist Al Sharpton and comedian Dick Gregory.[7][8]
In the wake of these protests, Federal officials announced the formation of a unit of lawyers to investigate and prosecute civil rights violations, and a Federal Department of Justice investigation into Riverside Police Department, to determine if their practices and policies inherently violated
Toxicological reports subsequently indicated that Miller had been under the influence of the drug
Dreamscape play
A play called Dreamscape,[15] based on this incident, was written by Rickerby Hinds, a faculty member[16] in the Department of Theatre at University of California, Riverside (UCR). The play has been performed around the United States as well as in Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Turkey.[17]
References
- ^ "The mysterious death of Tyisha Miller", Salon.com, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ a b c d "Unanswered Questions in a Fatal Police Shooting", New York Times, January 9, 2009, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ a b c d e "Fired RPD Officers Exonerated In Miller Shooting But Court Action Still Needed For Reinstatement", Legal Defense Fund – News Articles, May 1, 2002, retrieved December 1, 2014
- ^ "Did Tyisha Miller Have To Die?", CBS News, December 30, 1998
- ^ "National News Briefs; 12 Police Bullets Hit California Teen-Ager", New York Times, January 2, 1999, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ "National News Briefs; U.S. to Examine Killing of Teen-Ager", New York Times, January 5, 1999, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ a b "California Officers Cleared in Killing of Young Woman, Prompting Protests", New York Times, May 7, 1999, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ "Hundreds Protest Killing of California Woman by Police", New York Times, May 11, 1999, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ "National News Briefs; Task Force Is Formed In Shootings by Police", New York Times, July 8, 1999, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ "Officers to be fired in Tyisha Miller shooting case", CNN, June 12, 1999, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ "National News Briefs; 4 Officers Are Fired In Killing of Woman", New York Times, July 14, 1999, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ "Tyisha Miller Had Drug in Her System, Lawyer Says", Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2000, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ "Tyisha Miller's Killers reinstated by arbitrator", Press Enterprise, January 18, 2002, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ "No Charges in Killing of Tyisha Miller", Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2002, retrieved October 22, 2010
- ^ "Facebook Dreamscape". Facebook. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "UC Riverside Department of Theatre". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ Stephen Wall (16 July 2016). "Tyisha Miller police shooting to be made into movie". San Bernardino Sun. Retrieved 17 May 2017.