Like the Stokes family, the Reeder family are also seeking justice, and Reeder’s killer is also as-yet unnamed.Īs the groups introduced themselves to one another and became one, Latonya Watkins hugged Donald Stokes’ mother, Kimberly Stokes. She was with seven visiting activists of the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) who she had invited to Flint for her departed son’s birthday celebration days before. Latonya Watkins, the mother of Raheem Reeder of Flint who was killed this April in Florida by the Tallahassee Police Department, happened upon the Flint courthouse protest. There was no proof that Donald was trying to break into that man’s house.” He didn’t even call 911 until after he shot Donald. He put on a bulletproof vest, told his wife to put on a bullet proof vest. “He watched Donald through his home security system. The shooting was justified under Michigan law.”Īccording to Donald Stoke’s aunt, Holly Drinkwine, the details do not add up. He opened the front door and shot him through the screen door before my brother could knock or open the screen door, before he was fully on the porch.”Īccording a WNEM news article, Genesee County prosecuting attorney David Leyton, who is up for re-election, said, "I stand by my decision. Stokes’ brother, Markeem Davis, does not agree with this decision. ![]() The Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office refuses to press charges against the homeowner, citing Michigan’s “self-defense” law, Act 309. ![]() According to his family, before Stokes even made it to the top of the steps, he was shot three times by the as-yet-unnamed homeowner. In the early-morning hours of May 23, Donald Stokes, affectionately also known as “Nephew” and “Dapper,” approached what he believed to be his brother's house. Stokes was a 19-year-old African American teenager killed in Flint, Michigan. Flint, MI - On July 12, two dozen Flint community members and some unexpected allies from Tallahassee, Florida gathered in front of the downtown Flint courthouse, to demand justice for Donald Stokes II.
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