The Gloucester County NAACP is encouraging the public to attend the event
SEWELL-In wake of the tragic events around the country that resulted in two citizens and five police officers being shot and killed, the Gloucester County NAACP will be holding a "Justice For All Matters Forum."
The forum will be held Monday, July 11 at 7 p.m. in the Gloucester County Institute of Technology at 1360 Tanyard Road.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the two men shot by police in Baton Rouge and Falcon Heights, and the police officers killed and those wounded in Dallas by sniper fire," said Loretta Winters, president of the Gloucester County NAACP. "These startling incidents in our nation take on even greater significance, occurring in the middle of a presidential campaign where the issues of race, ethnicity, immigration, gun control and criminal justice reform are prominent."
Gloucester County prosecutor Sean F. Dalton said law enforcement around the state has undergone systematic changes when investigating police-involved shootings, body worn cameras, the use of less lethal force and increasing diversity in the ranks of law enforcement.
"This forum will be an opportunity to discuss these national events and hopefully learn from them and build on some of the progress we've made locally," he said.
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