By Ben Crump Law\NAN
Photos: Video Screenshots
New York, NY (Tuesday, July 9, 2024) – Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National Action Network (NAN), will deliver the eulogy for Dvontaye Mitchell in Milwaukee this Thursday, as thousands descend upon the city for the start of the Republican National Convention next week. Mitchell’s case has sparked outrage in Wisconsin’s largest city after the 43-year-old was detained by several Hyatt Regency Milwaukee security guards during what his mother called a mental health episode.
“We cannot watch Dvontaye Mitchell’s murder be washed out by the RNC coming to town, where they will solidify a nominee whose view of justice is pure brute force,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN. “You cannot answer a Black man’s cries for help during a clear mental crisis with a knee on his back or his neck. People from all over the country will descend upon Milwaukee in the days to come, and it’s our mission to see the state of Black American and why Dvontaye’s family deserves justice.”
Mitchell died at the Hyatt Regency on June 30th, shortly after entering the hotel during a mental health crisis. Security guards claimed Mitchell started an altercation when they tried to escort him out, which ended with four of them pinning him down.
Witness accounts corroborated with video from the scene indicate several of the guards kneeled on Mitchell’s back and neck as one struck his head with an object. Mitchell also pleaded with the security guards to stop constraining him and said “I’m sorry” at least twice.
WHO
The family of Dvontaye Mitchell
Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of NAN
Attorney Ben Crump
Dr. Valerie Daniels-Carter, Pastor, Holy Redeemer Institutional Church Of God In Christ
WHEN
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Funeral: 11 a.m. CST
WHERE
Holy Redeemer Institutional Church Of God In Christ
3500 West Mother Daniels Way
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209
About National Action Network (NAN)
National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency, and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality, or gender.
