Young African Man Shot Dead by Police. Family Suspect Foul Play

Peter Ayompe Njang, our beloved brother, came to the U.S. on May 14, 2004 after winning the diversity visa lottery. While waiting for his sister one night in front of her house, a police officer stopped and asked Peter to leave the area. Peter explained to the police that his sister lives there and he was just trying to see why she was not answering the door. She then shot him. The Montgomery County Police investigator told the family that Peter was armed with a box cutter. Peter who was just 87 days old in the U.S. does not carry a weapon around with him. As a matter of fact` it is not our custom as Cameroonians to move around with weapons or armed. The investigator told the family that the police officer did her best to stop Peter from attacking her. Peter was shot on the lower breast. He was airlifted to Children`s Hospital in DC and was pronounced dead hours later. [more ]