Bernie Sanders Uses Pamela Turner’s Police Shooting In New Campaign Ad
Style Magazine Newswire | 5/31/2019, 9:05 a.m.
The only presidential candidate to seemingly even acknowledge last week’s police shooting that killed an unarmed Black grandmother in Texas has made that controversial death the centerpiece of a new campaign ad. Bernie Sanders released his new commercial on Facebook this week, but it was unclear if he was using Pamela Turner’s death for political gain or to express genuine concern for Black lives — or both. Turner was gunned down in suburban Houston by Baytown Police Officer Juan Delacruz on the night of May 13 under suspicious circumstances. The 45-year-old grandmother of three reportedly had previous run-ins with Delacruz. They lived in the same apartment complex and Delacruz allegedly knew Turner suffered from mental illness. Baytown police said Delacruz approached Turner because she had open warrants, but lawyers representing Turner’s family said that was a lie.
