Jonathan Price’s funeral held one week after police shooting

Staria Hashaway grew up with Price and said his death felt as though the town “lost its child."

[Jonathan Price]
Hashaway: “The one thing that all Black parents or maybe Black mothers tell their boys is how to respect and how to act in front of the cops, you know? You still do that, and they see this. There has to be justice, because this is scary for everybody.”
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Friends and family members of Jonathan Price gathered on the high school football field in Wolfe City, Texas on Saturday, one week after Price was shot and killed by a police officer.

Staria Hashaway grew up with Price and said his death felt as though the town “lost its child.”

“It’s heartbreaking,” Hashaway said. “The one thing that all Black parents or maybe Black mothers tell their boys is how to respect and how to act in front of the cops, you know? You still do that, and they see this. There has to be justice, because this is scary for everybody.”

Since the shooting, Shaun Lucas, the officer, has been fired by the city of Wolfe City and charged with murder.

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