Oklahoma state police are investigating the fatal shooting of a Sudanese worker by local police officers at a pork processing plant earlier this month.
The union which represents workers at the plant has called for an immediate federal investigation into the Jan. 9 fatal shooting of Chiewelthap Mariar, 26, by Guymon City police while he was working at the Seaboard Foods pork processing plant. According to the union, Mariar was a Sudanese refugee who immigrated to the U.S. with his family. , according to the company – to answer a call about a disgruntled employee, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said.
"I witnessed the entire thing, from when they started arguing with him until he was shot," the worker told the Guardian."He had a company-issued band-cutter in his hand. When the police got to the plant, the guy was already working, minding his own business." In his statement, Rosas said Mariar and his family came to the U.S."to escape the violence and strife of Sudan."
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