Key takeaways:
- Leonard Cure, a 53-year-old Black man, was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in Florida in 2003 and exonerated in 2020.
- He was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Kingsland, Georgia, during a traffic stop on Monday.
- Cure’s death has sparked outrage among civil rights activists and organizations, who are calling for an investigation into the shooting.
Leonard Cure, a 53-year-old Black man who was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in Florida in 2003 and exonerated in 2020, was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Kingsland, Georgia, during a traffic stop on Monday.
According to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, Cure had spent over a decade behind bars before his exoneration. Following his release, Cure was working in security, had hopes to go to college and work in broadcast radio production, and was buying his first home.
Seth Miller, executive director of the Innocence Project of Florida, said he was devastated by news of the death, which he heard from Cure’s family. Miller said, “I can only imagine what it’s like to know your son is innocent and watch him be sentenced to life in prison, to be exonerated and … then be told that once he’s been freed, he’s been shot dead.”
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating the shooting, and the deputy involved has been placed on administrative leave. No further information has been released at this time.
Cure’s death has sparked outrage among civil rights activists and organizations, who are calling for an investigation into the shooting. The Innocence Project of Florida has also released a statement, saying, “We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Leonard Cure and extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends.”
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