Justice for Tristan Sheppard

The family continues to wait for Justice to Be Served and anxiously await the Grand Jury indictment of the responsible parties for Tristan Sheppard’s death.

The lack of transparency, shifting stories, and refusal to release basic information has destroyed any trust the community has in the local system. Our family who has lost our loved one has every reason to continue to question and press for answers. It now appears our son, brother, grandson, nephew, and cousin was hunted—not helped—by those who took an oath to serve and protect. The aggressive pursuit and narrative manipulation reflect something far more dangerous than incompetence—...

While authorities initially stated Tristan, who they believed was intoxicated, ran from officers and ended up in the river, his father disputes this account, noting that Tristan did not know how to swim. The family also questions the circumstances of his death, pointing to...