Hi and thanks for downloading assignment from the BBC World Service.

This edition is all about a disturbing incident in the eastern United States

when a police officer in Virginia shot at a young black man who he suspected of shoplifting.

There's been so many cases of police killings in America but what was really unusual about this one was that the

cop ended up standing trial for his actions. So what happened? Well, here's our story.

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Welcome to assignment on the BBC World Service.

Black Mail and Great Hoodier Black Scarf is moving toward the front near the general

merchandise exit.

Portsmouth, Virginia, USA, 22nd of April, 2015, 7.10 AM. A Walmart store reports a

suspected thief to police. An officer soon attends.

Take your anti-clock.

Praise me because I don't do in family or two.

Take me a white pocket.

They can't-in-I-pocket.

I don't know if I'm saying that they're not going to pay them because you're not going to work for nothing. 15 seconds later.

later.

5 shots fired.

One shots fired, one down.

One shots fired, one down.

All shot while.

He's unresponsive, have medics standing by officer as soon as we can get him in here.

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