Grief and Tension at Funeral of Banko Brown, Killed for Shoplifting in San Francisco

Family and friends of Banko Brown gathered at Third Baptist Church in San Francisco for his funeral, but a fight broke out among family members during the service. The tension was a symptom of the “societal trauma” and profound grief experienced by the family and Black people in general, according to Rev. Amos Brown. Banko Brown was shot and killed by a Walgreens security guard on April 27 over alleged shoplifting.