Protesters Rally in Barstow Over Officer-Involved Shooting of Diante Yarber

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Protesters marched through Barstow, California, on Tuesday, April 10, gathering in front of city hall to remember Diante Yarber, who was killed in a fatal police shooting on April 5.San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office said said deputies opened fire on a black Mustang in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Barstow, killing the driver, Yarber, and wounding two other people in the car, after the vehicle collided with two patrol cars during a traffic stop.The sheriff’s office said deputies were responding to call about a suspicious vehicle and believed the driver to be wanted for questioning in relation to a stolen vehicle. The sheriff’s department listed deputies as “victims” and Yarber as the “suspect” in its statement.Yarber’s aunt told reporters the Mustang belonged to her son and that he was in the vehicle when the shooting happened. Credit: Heather and Clifford Stephens via Storyful

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