The police union said it would do everything it could to defend Ramos and said the whole situation could have been avoided if Waddy had stopped and shown empty hands to the officers. “The world doesn’t feel as familiar or safe as it used to be,” he told Judge Nikea Bland.Īfter the hearing, Willis Small IV, who was struck in the foot by a bullet that he said hit two other people first, said he was not completely satisfied with Ramos’ sentence but glad that he was being held accountable for what happened.īland acknowledged both the ways the shooting had changed the lives of the victims forever and also the impact that not being able to work as a police officer again will have on Ramos, wishing him well in his “new path.” She also noted that the shooting had polarized the city but did not elaborate.Īfter Ramos was indicted, the city’s then-mayor, Michael Hancock, questioned the grand jury’s decision to charge him.
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