Issue date: 10/27/04 Section: News

In response to the death of Emerson College student Victoria Snelgrove after the American League Championship Series on Oct. 21, some Student Government Association representatives have decided to support a proposed resolution demanding answers from city officials.

SGA representatives Dan Monahan, Sean Scanlon, Allan Motenko, and Max Koskoff are sponsoring the resolution that would boldly call for an inquiry into the widely publicized incident.

A native of East Bridgewater, Mass., Snelgrove would have turned 22 years-old this week, but was killed when a "less-lethal" projectile round aimed into a crowd struck her in the eye.

The proposed SGA resolution calls for the banning of "less-lethal" assault weapons and an independent investigation, with the assistance of Boston city officials including Police Commissioner Kathleen O'Toole and Mayor Thomas Menino, into the circumstances surrounding her death.

It also calls for the paid suspension of all officers involved with Snelgrove's death until the independent investigation committee releases its findings.

If these officers in question violated police protocol or took part in inappropriate actions during the Oct. 21 incident, then the resolution demands they be fired from the Boston Police Department.

The SGA debate on this resolution will be held at 1p.m.on Thur., Oct. 28. A news conference is scheduled to follow, according Scanlon. SGA President Becky Harlow encouraged all Suffolk students to attend. "Everyone should have a say in this- it's a university statement."

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