More than 100 unarmed black people were killed by police in 2014 alone. Here is a collection featuring the haunting last words we know.
Let us know if we missed any in the comments below the album. (Created with permission from Shirin-Banou Barghi, creator of #LastWords).
Former college football player #JonathanFerrell, 24, knocked on a woman’s door after a car crash to get help. She called the police. He was shot 10 times. #LastWords 
#OscarGrant, 22, was lying face down and was handcuffed when shot. #LastWords 
“Hands up” has since become a symbol of #BlackLivesMatter protests. #MikeBrown #LastWords 
#SeanBell, 23, the night before his wedding. #LastWords 
#KennethChamberlain, 68, was a former Marine. After his Life Aid medical alert necklace was triggered, police came to his home, broke down his door, tasered him, and then shot him dead. #LastWords 
Kendrec McDade, 19, played high school football. The officer said he told McDade to stop as he chased him on foot, but did not give any commands before firing. #LastWords 
#JohnCrawford III, 22, was holding a toy pellet air gun in a Walmart store when shot by a police officer. #LastWords 
#FreddieGray died a week after his spinal cord was severely torn while he was in police custody. #LastWords 
An NYPD officer shot and killed #KimaniGray, 16, saying he was armed. His family says he was running away and a witness says he was unarmed. #LastWords 
A police officer put #EricGarner, 43, in a chokehold during an arrest. #LastWords 
#AmadouDiallo’s last conversation with his mother. #LastWords
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