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STATEMENT BY REV. AL SHARPTON ON THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SECURING AN INDICTMENT IN THE CASE OF CHANEL PETRO-NIXON

STATEMENT BY REV. AL SHARPTON ON THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SECURING AN INDICTMENT IN THE CASE OF CHANEL PETRO-NIXON

 

(New York, NY) — The following is a statement from Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National Action Network on the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office securing an indictment in the case of Chanel Petro-Nixon:

 

“I applaud DA Kenneth Thompson and the prosecutors in the Brooklyn DA’s office for securing an indictment in the case of Chanel Petro-Nixon. Their diligence in the quest to bring justice to her family and a small amount of closure is something we are deeply grateful for. While we know nothing will bring Chanel back, a conviction in this case will allow her family to know that law enforcement worked tirelessly to find the suspect who took their 16-year-old honor student’s life in 2006. This was a case that was investigated by the previous DA Charles Hynes who promised her parents that it would never be closed until it was finished. I was apprised of the case by award-winning journalist Errol Louis who fervently wrote about the case and how Chanel vanished on Father’s Day, on the day she was supposed to apply for a job at a nearby Applebee’s restaurant. Several days later, sanitation workers found her strangled body in a trash can near a vacant lot in Crown Heights.”

 

“I appeared on America’s Most Wanted seeking anonymous phone tips and National Action Network worked on this because Chanel’s case is indicative of many cases, particularly among young women of color and it is imperative to convey that we should never give up on seeking justice. NAN’s Northeast Regional Director Kirsten John Foy worked to help bring closure in this case and we are proud of his work and the work that others like Errol Louis did to bring exposure to this horrific case.”