# Talk:Killing of Greg Gunn

Notes to myself/whoever else is working on this:

Would really like to find a picture to use here, but there are no pictures of the incident itself and I don't think any of the "in memoriam" pictures on the news sites would meet NFCC 8 (significantly enhances understanding)
I removed the part about Smith not turning on his bodycam or dashcam when rearranging, I want to add it back in but I'm not sure whether it belongs more in the "confrontation" or "trial" section - it's more relevant to the former but I think it disrupts the flow.
Also need to add back the context that there had been burglaries in the area and that Gunn supposedly fit the description of the subject.
Should we mention that Gunn had cocaine in his system? Coroner reported it, see for example [1], and the defense used that in their arguments.
Would like to add a "legacy" section - were there reactions beyond the local level? Demonstrations, protests, etc.?
creffett (talk) 01:58, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

My quick notes, don't have time just now to write more:
I added a short background section that could probably be improved further. I remember reading from a source yesterday that Gunn had some misdemeanors but somehow can't find it today. That should be mentioned when found.
There were protests according to articles in The Guardian, [2][3]. Not sure if a complete section can be made based on those sources alone.
– Majavah talk · edits 05:42, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Suggestion to add a bit more clarity to the lead (an Alexa query reads the article lead): "...was shot and killed near his home after fleeing from a stop-and-frisk initiated by Aaron Cody Smith, a white police officer. Smith was charged with murder following the incidentno need to state the obvious and sentenced to 14 years in prison for manslaughter in January 2020."   Also, in the Trial section, a bit more information should be added about the relocation of the trial and reaction to the verdict by the victim's brother. Quote from The NYTimes: “They brought this case to a very conservative county, expecting a different outcome,” Franklin Gunn, Mr. Gunn’s brother, said after the verdict was read. “But I believe that we have seen the best of Alabama today. One bad apple in a bunch has been weeded out.” I think it speaks volumes GeneralNotability, don't you? Atsme Talk 📧 00:58, 4 August 2020 (UTC)  

Atsme, ah, yes, that quote is definitely worth adding, and agreed with clarification to the lead. Thank you :) GeneralNotability (talk) 12:46, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
Atsme done, and I found this gem in one of my sources while working on the movement of the trial...Smith's attorneys believe the Montgomery County community has been "infested" with racial prejudice and hatred towards Smith, according to the motion. How about that. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:46, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
No, don't change anything else - just nominate it. I don't want to add anymore and disqualify myself from the GAN as a reviewer. Atsme Talk 📧 14:57, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
Atsme, oh sure, I didn't add that, just thought it was quite the "interesting" quote given the context of the article. Nominated. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:18, 4 August 2020 (UTC)