Gambian diplomat's son shot dead in US

The Gambia has demanded a 'credible' investigation after the son of a diplomat was killed by US police. Momodou Sisay (39) was shot after a car chase in Georgia on Friday. The preliminary investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found that Sisay 'ignored verbal commands to show his hands'. BBC News reports that Lare Sisay, the victim's father who works at the UN, said the police did not do enough to peacefully resolve the situation. 'We will do an independent autopsy and we want to get a private investigator to investigate the circumstances of his death and, if necessary, hire a lawyer to sue the Georgia state police. We're not going to let it go,' he was quoted as saying. The Gambia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked its embassy in Washington DC to 'engage the relevant US authorities to seek transparent, credible and objective investigation'.

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