Families of Mariah Samuels, Allison Lussier call for justice for domestic violence victims

Family members of domestic violence victims are calling for justice and accountability.

Activists joined the families of Mariah Samuels and Allison Lussier in front of the Hennepin County Government Center Thursday afternoon.

They say Minneapolis police and others didn't do enough to keep their loved ones safe.

"Her cries for safety were ignored. Her life should have been protected and now she's gone," said Salina Owens, Samuels' sister.

Two families with similar goals: to get justice for Lussier and Samuels, women who were victims of domestic abuse.

"If you think it's not real, I want you to go and look at all the records of all the Black and brown people who die on a daily basis due to these things," said Simone Hunter, Samuels' sister.

Lussier's family says she made severa