Dear Editor,
I am writing to call upon the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigations, the Opelika Police Department and the Lee County District Attorney’s Office to quickly commence a thorough and transparent investigation of the shooting of Tias Dequan Cobb by an Opelika police officer on Sunday Aug. 18.
As has been said in a public event I have attended, there are significant differences in what the community and the Cobb family understands to have happened and what has been reported by the press.
Moms Demand Action joins the community in requesting immediate and complete transparency of the Opelika Police Department, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigations and the Lee County District Attorney’s office by transparently and fairly investigating this shooting. The police serve the public and it is our community’s civic responsibility to hold law enforcement accountable for their actions. We can’t do that without understanding the truth of shootings like this.
Transparency by law enforcement is of vital importance for trusted relationships with our community. Please provide the evidence related to the shooting of Mr. Cobb to build that trust.
Dr. Paula Wilson
Deputy Chapter Leader
Moms Demand Action For Gun
Sense In America-Alabama
