On Monday, September 26th at 9:30am, the Superior Court in San Francisco was to review the case of the youths, including Tyrell Taylor, who were brutalized by the SFPD in 2002. Details

On September 10th, The "Peace Zone" event organized by Mattie Scott from the SF Healing circle (Support Group for Families of Victims of Violent Crimes) in front of City Hall had just begun, when one of the participants recieved an shocking phone call, and the news spread like fire through the rally. Tyrell Taylor, an 18 year-old African American young man, had been shot in the back five times by San Francisco police on Friday, September 9th. The Free Tyrell Taylor Task Force has organized to make several demands in support of Tyrell.
The SF Bayview Precinct newsletter said: "Aggravated Assault On Police Officer With A Gun 62 Northridge 10:34 a.m. Bayview Officers were involved in a shooting when a subject attempted to shoot them with a rifle. This is an open investigation involving an officer involved shooting..." No rifle was found at the scene. Read more from the SF Bayview

Taylor had been 14 years old when he was one of 5 youths who were brutalized by the police on Kiska Road in San Francisco's Bayview Hunter's Point during the infamous MLK incident over 3 years ago. On January 21st, 2002, the police held guns to youths' heads, and while they molested the teenage girls and brutally beat the young men, they threatened to shoot their parents and other horrified residents if they dared to interfere. The SF Police Commission will reportedly be reviewing the MLK day case in the near future.

Justice for Tyrell yahoogroup | The Bayview/Hunters Point's endangered community is organizing to do copwatching and prepare for action, "by any peaceful means necessary," to "protect and serve each other." Read more | SF Village Voice Radio Show on Enemy Combatant Radio