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Rockford tensions rise in wake of deadly police shooting

Northern Public Radio
Published August 27, 2009 at 9:15 AM CDT

By Susan Stephens

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Rockford, IL – Dozens of residents packed Rockford City Hall Wednesday to protest this week's shooting of an unarmed black man by two white police officers. WNIJ's Susan Stephens reports the mayor is asking people to stay calm, and wait for the investigation to unfold: