Caron Nazario: Windsor police officer fired over pepper-spray traffic stop

<ul><li>Black and Latino Army officer threatened and knocked down</li><li>Statement says Windsor ‘prides itself in its small-town charm’</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/11/virginia-governor-ralph-northam-disturbed-angered-caron-nazario-traffic-stop-police-officers-lawsuit">Governor Northam calls for state police investigation</a></li></ul><p>One of two police officers accused of pepper-spraying and pointing their guns at a Black US army officer during a traffic stop has been fired, a Virginia town announced late on Sunday, hours after the governor <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/11/virginia-governor-ralph-northam-disturbed-angered-caron-nazario-traffic-stop-police-officers-lawsuit">called for an independent investigation</a>. </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/12/protests-minneapolis-fatal-police-shooting-traffic-stop">Protests near Minneapolis after fatal police shooting at traffic stop</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/12/caron-nazario-windsor-police-officer-fired-pepper-spray-traffic-stop">Continue reading...</a>