Pastor Roosevelt DeShazer, president of the Wichita Ministerial League, told the crowd at the First Step Picnic in McAdams Park about the role of the newly announced God Squad. Behind him (L) is Pastor Herman Hicks, a member of the God Squad. On his right is Vice-Mayor Lavonta Williams, who brought the idea of the God Squad to the community after seeing it in action in Texas.
Chief Gordon Ramsay announced the formation of the God Squad, a group of ministers who will meet with the Chief on a monthly basis.
“We will mediate for our community to hold our Police Department Accountable,” said Pastor Roosevelt DeShazer, president of the Wichita Ministerial League and one of eight initial members of the God Squad.
Vice-Mayor Lavonta Williams said the God Squad will also be called out to incidents in the community to help deescalate situations and to pray.
Since 1996, Bonita has served as as Editor-in-Chief of The Community Voice newspaper. As the owner, she has guided the Wichita-based publication’s growth in reach across the state of Kansas and into... More by Bonita Gooch
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