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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Slain Black Missouri man's family calls for coroner's ouster

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The family of a Black Missouri man killed by his neighbor has called for the resignation of the county coroner over his handling of the case as well as his social media posts that they describe as racist.

Rod Chapel a lawyer for Justin King's family and president of the Missouri NAACP, in a letter Wednesday to multiple state coroner oversight boards described Crawford County Coroner Darren Dake’s social media posts as “overtly racist and dehumanizing.”

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