U.S : Tell LAPD Chief MOORE to Fire Officers Ryan LEE and Martin ROBLES for the Murder of #GrecharioMack.

Dear Friends, Grechario Mack was 30 years old, a loving father of two daughters, and suffering a mental health condition. He was allegedly talking to himself and holding a standard kitchen knife, inside the crowded Crenshaw-Baldwin Hills Mall. Witnesses affirm that he was not attacking or threatening anyone. It is unclear who called the police. Upon arrival, LAPD officers reportedly bounded up the escalators "with every gun blazing" to the second floor where Mack was standing. Two officers, Ryan Lee, and Martin Robles, began firing upon Grechario...one with an assault rifle. They didn't even bother to clear the mall. Videos, photos, and reports from the scene include strewn baby bottles and strollers; store windows were shot out, as was the glass railing that secured the second floor of the mall. It is a wonder that other mall patrons were not shot in the process. Officers must be held accountable for not valuing the lives of people in our community. Then-Chief Charlie Beck acknowledged that the officers should have used "less-lethal" force. Grechario fell to the ground but survived the first shots. As he laid there, officers fired additional rounds at close range into his body, killing him. On March 19, 2019, the Los Angeles Police Commission issued a rare and unanimous "out-of-policy" ruling, which opens the way for the police chief to fire the officers. Chief Michel Moore has been slow to act and has recently made  public statements refusing to fire or discipline the officers because he "[doesn't] think they did anything wrong." Since the ruling, community organizations, including Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles have met with the Chief, sent letters, and launched a call campaign demanding that he fire the officers. Grechario's family has attended Police Commission meetings and spoken directly to the Chief. There have been marches, banner drops, and news stories. Moore has been unresponsive. We need your help, join us in demanding accountability for Grechario's death and show Chief Moore we will not stop until he fires the officers responsible for the death of Grechario Mack. Grechario was a Black man who was viewed as a threat, not as a man suffering an illness. Black shoppers at the mall were also placed in life-threatening danger due to the reckless conduct of these officers. Police who murder our people must be held accountable. It's the only way that these killings will ever stop. Sign the petition and tell Chief Moore that Black lives are not expendable. Sign and share the petition now and make sure your voice is heard. Peace and Justice, Melina for Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles