The Wichita NAACP branch met following District Attorney Marc Bennett’s announcement to not file charges in the death of 17-year-old Cedric Lofton.
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NAACP President Larry Burks Sr. said the group met Tuesday night to discuss the matter. On Wednesday morning he addressed the county commission during public comments.
“Regardless of their circumstances for his being placed in the JIAC facility, his placement there should not have resulted in the loss of his life. Leadership at several levels failed him. His family and this community” said Burks.
Burks said the NAACP would be calling for changes at several levels. He said the commission could make those changes, and the NAACP will be addressing more specifics soon.