On April 16, 2019, in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale and Hamden Police Officers shot at 22 year-old Stephanie Washington and 21 year-old Paul Witherspoon III, an unarmed black couple singing love songs to each other in their car. Stephanie was sent to the hospital with injuries, and the incident made national news.
Rhonda Caldwell and Laurie Sweet of Hamden Action Now and People Against Police Brutality have been involved in the movement that has been fighting for justice for Stephanie and Paul ever since.
For more information on the #JusticeForStephanieAndPaul movement and ongoing organizing:
https://www.facebook.com/HamdenActionNow/
https://www.facebook.com/nhvcrb/