He had become yet another black man to die at the hands of police officers - the 178th such fatality this year in the United States and the 14th in Florida, according to a database updated by the Guardian. The story drew national attention, in part because it mirrored a disturbing trend. And she solemnly greeted hundreds of mourners at the wake and funeral.īut closing the casket on her brother Greg was more than she could bear.Ī week before the funeral, Greg Frazier, age 56, was shot dead by Broward Sheriff's Office deputies while he was eating chicken wings. She faced down Sheriff Scott Israel and Broward State Attorney Michael Satz in an emergency community meeting.
Wearing a crisp black suit, glasses, and pearls, with her braids swept to the top of her head, she spoke with news crews in her Pompano Beach backyard. Then she collapsed.įor the past week, Frazier had carried herself with quiet dignity. Two ushers quickly grabbed her by the arms and carried her to her seat in the front pew. "Oh, my Lord, have mercy." Her legs buckled. "Lord, have mercy," the elegant 59-year-old former teacher wailed as she reached out and pulled the lid closed. For a moment, the cavernous sanctuary of the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church was silent except the sound of her sobs.
It was surrounded by heaping bouquets of baby's breath and blue roses. As the gospel choir finished the last chords of "Going Up Yonder," Deborah Frazier approached her brother's powder-blue coffin.
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