Kenosha County D.A.: Officer Who Shot and Paralyzed Jacob Blake Will Not Be Charged
Officer Rusten Sheskey will not be charged for shooting Kenosha, WI, resident Jacob Blake seven times in the back last summer, paralyzing him....
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Charging Decision On Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake Expected Within 2 Weeks
A decision on whether to charge the officer who shot Jacob Blake is coming within two weeks, and Kenosha, WI, is already preparing for unrest....
Lawsuit: Police Officers Shot Unarmed Black Teen in the Back, Then Removed Bullets Before Paramedics Arrived
A lawsuit claims Hayward police officers shot a Black teenager in the back and then removed the bullets “by hand" before paramedics arrived on the...
Louisville Police To Fire Two Officers Involved In Breonna Taylor’s Fatal Shooting
The Louisville Metro Police Department has informed two of the officers involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting that they will be fired. ...
Neurologists Say Chokeholds Are Not Safe And Police Are Not Justified In Using It
Three neurologists from Massachusetts General Hospital dispelled the myth that chokeholds are safe for police to use in an opinion column...
71-Year-Old Black Man Sues Police Department After South Carolina Cops Held Him Nude at Gunpoint
A Black man in South Carolina is suing the police department whose officers held him at gunpoint outside his home while he was nude....
Bodycam Video Released In Police Killing of Joshua Feast Shows ‘A Defenseless Man Was Shot in the Back’
The City of La Marque released footage from a bodycam that shows a police officer fatally shooting Joshua Feast in the back as he was...
Former Rochester Police Chief Says Mayor Lovely Warren Told Him To Lie About Daniel Prude’s Death
The Rochester, NY, police chief, who was fired after the death of Daniel Prude, alleges the city's mayor pressured him to lie about the incident....
Bodycam Video Shows Phoenix Police Fatally Shooting Ex-NFL Player Ekom Udofia
The Phoenix Police Department released a video that shows officers fatally shooting former NFL player Ekom Udofia at least 10 times....
Tyler Perry Donates $100,000 Toward Kenneth Walker’s Legal Defense Fund Against Police Officer Suing Him
Tyler Perry donated $100,000 to help with the legal defense of Kenneth Walker, who is being sued by a police officer involved in the killing...