Chaka Grayson Press Conference
Channel: Jim Geraghty
Date: 18/07/2013

Pastor Emmanuel Akognon, deacon Reginald Hairston, and Marin City Community Development Corporation executive director Makini Hassan hold a press conference at the Village Baptist Church in Marin City, Calif. on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 regarding a recent deputy-involved shooting. 

Marin IJ "Supporters of Chaka Grayson, the Marin City man shot by a sheriff's deputy after a confrontation during a traffic stop, called for an independent investigation into the incident at a press conference Wednesday.

"We want to express our concerns as to what is going on right now," said the Rev. Emmanuel Akognon of Village Baptist Church, where Grayson is a member.

Grayson — who was shot twice in the arm July 7 — is being held at Marin County Jail, but has not been formally charged, which concerned Akognon."