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Media Advisory: Clearlake 3 Press Conference

Who?

California State Conference of the NAACP consisting of 50 statewide branches, part of the national network of branches which make up the historic 100 year old NAACP.

What?

CA NAACP will be holding a press conference in support of the Clealake 3; a case where two young African American men, Christian Foster and Rashad Williams were killed by homeowner, Shannon Edmonds, after they and Renato Hughes allegedly broke into the Edmonds home to rob him of medicinal marijuana he was growing. They supposedly escaped and then Foster and Williams were shot in the back by Shannon Edmonds in the street after they were off of the property. Ranato Hughes was soon arrested and charged with murder under the little used Provocative Act Doctrine which states that if someone while committing a crime provokes another person into killing an individual then the provoker can be charged with murder. It is believed that this case was not fully investigated and there was an immediate rush to judgment without fully vetting the background and circumstances of this tragic event and that of the homeowner, Shannon Edmonds.

When?

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
11:30 a.m.

Where?

Superior Court of California
County of Lake
255 N. Forbes
Lakeport, CA 95453

Why?

According to Alice Huffman the President of the California NAACP, “The NAACP strongly feels that this is a current civil rights injustice case that should not be occurring in this day and time. There are elements of the case that make no sense and it is clear that justice for the murdered victims will not be vindicated until the true culprit is punished, and it is equally evident that the rights of the young man accused in this case have been compromised. We feel it is urgent to bring this civil rights case before the public.”