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Missoulians mourn Brendon Galbreath

About a hundred people rallied Thursday to remember the 21-year-old and demand details from law enforcement.

MISSOULA - About a hundred people gathered at Sacajawea Park Thursday afternoon to grieve the death of Brendon Galbreath, 21, and demand transparency from law enforcement agencies that released few details about his death earlier in August.

"What we don't know is what happened," said Zuri Moreno, a community organizer in Missoula who has been working with Galbreath's family, during the gathering. "We know that in the early morning of August 12, Brendon lost his life. How did that happen? It is unacceptable, more than a week later, that we do not have answers. It is unacceptable that this family does not know what happened in those last moments of Brendon's life."

Galbreath, a member of the Blackfeet Tribe, died following a police-involved shooting after being pulled over for an undisclosed reason. Galbreath drove away from the traffic stop, leading to a vehicle chase that ended at approximately 1 a.m. on Stephens Avenue, where police say both Galbreath and an officer fired weapons. The Missoula Police Department has said officers rendered medical aid until EMS took Galbreath to St. Patrick Hospital at an undisclosed time. Galbreath's brother has said his parents were notified of his death by hospital staff around 5:20 a.m.

https://www.indianz.com/News/2021/08/31/montana-free-press-death-of-native-man-prompts-calls-for-justice/

 

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