Another Unarmed black man shot Dead by police in U.S.

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This killing is a recent Trend in the US that is gradually turning black young men against any law enforcement agent, as the string of police killings of unarmed black males across the country increases the nationwide protest heightens.

The incident took place in front of a store when Rumain Brisbon, 34, who was parked in a black Cadillac SUV outside of a convenience store on Tuesday evening, was confronted by police saying he is following two witness reports that he was selling drugs, according to a statement from the Phoenix Police Department. 

Mother of #RumainBrisbon cries talks about her son, unarmed black man shot & killed by white #Phoenix Police Officer. pic.twitter.com/mwhAnGuELV
— David Wallace (@DavidWallce) December 4, 2014

Police said Brisbon had exited the vehicle and removed an item from the backseat, and when the officer, who is white, told him to put his hands up, Brisbon reportedly reached for his waistband, which led the officer to draw his gun. Brisbon fled and a struggle ensued in a nearby apartment, during which the officer reached into Brisbon's pocket and felt what he believed to be the handle of a gun, the statement said. He fired twice, striking Brisbon in the torso.
According the statement, police later found that the item the officer grabbed was actually a vial of Oxycodone tablets. They also found a semi-automatic handgun in the SUV.
Brisbon's death comes amidst a week of nationwide controversy over police violence that many say is racially charged.