In Oregon, family members and their supporters are calling for a Justice Department probe into the fatal shooting of an unarmed African American by a Portland police officer last month. The victim, Aaron Campbell, had been distraught over the death of his brother earlier in the day from heart failure. Campbell’s girlfriend had called police to their home, concerned he was suicidal. After a standoff, Campbell emerged with his hands over his head. But a white police officer opened fire, later claiming he thought Campbell was reaching for a weapon. A Portland grand jury cleared the officer of wrongdoing last week. Standing with Campbell’s family, the Reverend Jesse Jackson called the shooting an “execution.”

Rev. Jesse Jackson: “An unarmed man was shot by a high-powered rifle. Worse than pulling the trigger, they let him lay bleeding like a dog, while a dog sniffed his bleeding body, and handcuffed a shot man. That’s beneath the dignity of man. It’s beneath the dignity of Oregonians, of citizens of Portland.”