News (Media Awareness Project) - CN ON: Mississauga Man Gunned Down By Florida Police |
| Title: | CN ON: Mississauga Man Gunned Down By Florida Police |
| Published On: | 2005-08-19 |
| Source: | Mississauga News (CN ON) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-15 20:01:46 |
MISSISSAUGA MAN GUNNED DOWN BY FLORIDA POLICE
Husband not a drug dealer, outraged wife says
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says a 40-year-old
Mississauga man who was shot dead by police in Florida was lured to the
state by a suspected drug dealer to buy thousands of dollars worth of
marijuana.
Donovan Brooks' family, including his four children and former wife,
Antoinette White of Mississauga, will travel to Jamaica this weekend to
attend his funeral.
White has contacted a Miami law firm founded by the late trial lawyer
Johnnie Cochran in a bid to bring a complaint against U.S. authorities.
"I want to see justice and nothing else," she said, adding she was outraged
by the shooting.
White said she has no knowledge of her ex-husband's alleged drug history.
Brooks, she said, was a "good man and good father."
Police here say he had no criminal record.
"If a man does a crime, he should pay for it by going to jail. But he
shouldn't be killed," White said. "It's not right to shoot someone like
that."
The DEA said police were waiting for Brooks and a friend when they arrived
to meet another man at the Days Inn in West Palm Beach, near Interstate 95
and 45th St.
Officers ordered Brooks and his friend to the ground before the fatal
shooting, according to the DEA.
The officer who shot Brooks was on assignment with the Palm Beach County
Sheriff's Office's organized crime bureau, which assisted the DEA and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the operation, Sheriff's spokesman
Paul Miller said Friday.
The officer was placed on paid leave while the Sheriff's Office investigates
the shooting. The officer's name was not released because he works
undercover and officials don't want to jeopardize other investigations.
The Sheriff's Office has indicated the officer said he shot Brooks because
he felt threatened.
Brooks, who worked as a cook here, came to Canada from Jamaica in 1993. He
spent a lot of time with relatives in New York State, the family said.
He had two sons and two daughters with four women, White said.
Husband not a drug dealer, outraged wife says
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says a 40-year-old
Mississauga man who was shot dead by police in Florida was lured to the
state by a suspected drug dealer to buy thousands of dollars worth of
marijuana.
Donovan Brooks' family, including his four children and former wife,
Antoinette White of Mississauga, will travel to Jamaica this weekend to
attend his funeral.
White has contacted a Miami law firm founded by the late trial lawyer
Johnnie Cochran in a bid to bring a complaint against U.S. authorities.
"I want to see justice and nothing else," she said, adding she was outraged
by the shooting.
White said she has no knowledge of her ex-husband's alleged drug history.
Brooks, she said, was a "good man and good father."
Police here say he had no criminal record.
"If a man does a crime, he should pay for it by going to jail. But he
shouldn't be killed," White said. "It's not right to shoot someone like
that."
The DEA said police were waiting for Brooks and a friend when they arrived
to meet another man at the Days Inn in West Palm Beach, near Interstate 95
and 45th St.
Officers ordered Brooks and his friend to the ground before the fatal
shooting, according to the DEA.
The officer who shot Brooks was on assignment with the Palm Beach County
Sheriff's Office's organized crime bureau, which assisted the DEA and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the operation, Sheriff's spokesman
Paul Miller said Friday.
The officer was placed on paid leave while the Sheriff's Office investigates
the shooting. The officer's name was not released because he works
undercover and officials don't want to jeopardize other investigations.
The Sheriff's Office has indicated the officer said he shot Brooks because
he felt threatened.
Brooks, who worked as a cook here, came to Canada from Jamaica in 1993. He
spent a lot of time with relatives in New York State, the family said.
He had two sons and two daughters with four women, White said.
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