Jonathan Price – a black man – was reportedly killed by a Texas police officer after trying to break up a domestic violence situation outside of a gas station. His murder comes months after he posted a viral Facebook post about never encountering racist police and professing his love and admiration for the white family who raised him and the white women he has an addiction to. More inside...
Family and friends are mourning the death of a loved one after he was reportedly shot and killed by a Texas police officer while trying to break up a domestic violence situation.
Jonathan Price – a former Hardin-Simmons University football player - was reportedly tasered, shot and killed by a Wolfe City, TX police officer Saturday, October 3rd. According to people close to Jonathan, the 31-year-old - a city employee - tried to intervene in a domestic violence situation after he saw a man physically assaulting a woman at a Kwik Check gas station. A couple got into an argument inside of the convenience store and he tried to step in the middle of it to end it.
Felt some love back from the hometown .... #StillGoodInMyBook #CantTakeCountryOutTheBoi
Posted by Jonathan Price on Thursday, October 20, 2010
The fight continued outside where the unidentified man assaulted Jonathan. The police were called and when they pulled up on the scene, Jonathan reportedly put his hands up, but was tasered and then shot to death. According to civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt, after he was tasered his body convulsed from the electrical current, which they “perceived a threat” and shot him to death.
I spoke with Jonathan Price’s mom.....as you can expect, she’s heartbroken. She rushed to the scene Saturday night after her son was shot and killed by police.
“They wouldn’t let me get close to my baby,” she said. “I just wanted to hold his hand.” pic.twitter.com/a40McVvrxb
— Alex Rozier (@RozierReports) October 4, 2020
No video footage of the incident has been released…yet. Let’s hope the officers didn’t destroy the evidence.
His name was #JohnathanPrice. In Wolfe City, TX he was known as a hometown hero. Motivational speaker, trainer,...
Posted by Lee Merritt on Sunday, October 4, 2020
Jonathan was a sports coach, a motivational speaker, trainer, professional athlete and community advocate. He didn’t deserve to die this way.
Months before his death - amid the George Floyd protests - Jonathan shared a post on Facebook, praising the police. In the post, he also expressed his love for the white family that helped raised him, who was responsible for his "obsession of white women," and said he had never experienced racism from police.
Check it:
Hopefully, the people he held in such high regard will go to bat for his murder. The group of people he was defending has a member who took his life for apparently no reason.
The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on leave pending the results of the investigation, according to Wolfe County officials:
On October 3, 2020 an Officer involved shooting occurred in Wolfe City. The Officer has been placed on administrative...
Posted by City of Wolfe City, Texas on Sunday, October 4, 2020
“He had a good heart. He always tried to help others,” Jonathan's mother, Marcella Louis, said. “They took my son from me. They took my baby.”
Former MLB player Will Middlebrooks was friends with Jonathan and is devestated by the news. He paid tribute to his friend and demanded justice for his killing:
This one hurts... for so many reasons. pic.twitter.com/Z1gTYJFXuX
— Will Middlebrooks (@middlebrooks) October 4, 2020
Want some proof? My friend tried to break up a fight between a man and a woman at a gas station, bc that’s how we were raised. Don’t put your hands on a woman. Yet he was singled out in the fight, shot and killed... unarmed... no weapon... just his skin color. https://t.co/rvY2k49Tz1
— Will Middlebrooks (@middlebrooks) October 4, 2020
I am certain of it... so is everyone else in that predominantly white, country town of 1400 people... including my friends, who are white, that were with him when it happened... now is not the time to come at me with bs like this. Take a step back. https://t.co/ACmiiP48D9
— Will Middlebrooks (@middlebrooks) October 4, 2020
What’s really sickening is that he was doing the right thing... he saw a man putting his hands on a woman and stepped in to stop the altercation. The man then fought him... then the police shot him. He was unarmed. I’m heartbroken. https://t.co/9eaUUbz3Il
— Will Middlebrooks (@middlebrooks) October 4, 2020
The former MLB player also launched a GoFundMe account to help his family pay for his funeral arrangeents. As of the time of this post, the fund has raised over $50,000:
Thank you to everyone who shared or donated to the GoFundMe account for Jonathon... we just surpassed $50,000 in less than 24 hours. Thank you for your love and compassion.
— Will Middlebrooks (@middlebrooks) October 5, 2020
NFL free agent Dez Bryant reacted to the news of Jonathan's death:
Wow I’m lost for words... when will it ever stop... https://t.co/IuWVNZ5Zbk
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) October 4, 2020
HSU head coach Jesse Burleson tweeted:
Lost one of our own in a terrible situation. Jonathan Price was an awesome young man during his time with Cowboy Football. Was only with us for a short time in 2008 but was always a Cowboy. Prayers for comfort and peace for Jonathan’s family. #CowboyBrother
— Burleson (@BurlesonHSU) October 5, 2020
While most people agree he shouldn't have died at the hands of police, people are pointing out how it doesn't matter WHO YOU ARE when you're black. Police see your black skin and automatically feel "threatened," which was always the narrative those Jonathan seemingly disagreed with were trying to get across:
Message to all the Different Negroes: they will still kill yo' ass. And sleep well. #JonathanPrice still deserves justice, but gotDAMN I hate he had to find out the hardest way possible. pic.twitter.com/qpMhzYSsqC
— Naima Cochrane (@naima) October 5, 2020
Black women shouldn't be surprised about Jonathan Price. Remember Stephon Clarke? You see all the hateful speech these derelicts hurl towards us?
Spirit is showing bms that throwing Black women under the bus will NOT save them.
— The Divested Womanist (@thee_divested) October 5, 2020
Jonathan Price of TX put up a Facebook post months ago DEFENDING racist cops, & bragging about his addiction to white women. He also bragged about how his 2nd family (who are white) are so great..And how his biological family are trash.
He was killed last night by a white cop. pic.twitter.com/UIlCBwuQSQ
— Tariq Nasheed (@tariqnasheed) October 5, 2020
#TheRepsContinues
Posted by Jonathan Price on Friday, October 11, 2019
Brandon & Jill Chauffeuring me and Nicholas Malone around Going to have to get them a designated chauffeur in the near future - #FamilyTies #WagonRides #TrailRides #WagonYacht
Posted by Jonathan Price on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
It's a tragedy indeed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jonathan's loved ones.
Photo: Jonathan Price
source: theybf
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