OppressionApril 7, 2001
Cincinnati Uprising After Police Kill Timothy Thomas
Officer Stephen Roach shot and killed Timothy Thomas, 19, an unarmed Black man, in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Thomas was wanted on 14 misdemeanor traffic warrants. His killing, the 15th Black man killed by Cincinnati police since 1995, sparked four days of uprisings. Roach was acquitted of negligent homicide. The city reached a settlement with the ACLU mandating police reforms.