• Memphis police chief deactivates Scorpion unit after death of Tyre Nichols

    Memphis police chief deactivates Scorpion unit after death of Tyre Nichols

    Jan 28, 2023 10:53 PM EST

    ... fleeing and almost had his hand on the handle, which is not shown in the video. After Nichols is in handcuffs and leaning against a police car, several officers say that he must have been high. Later an officer says no drugs were found in his car, and another officer ...

  • Tyre Nichols’ death puts spotlight back on excessive police use of force

    Tyre Nichols’ death puts spotlight back on excessive police use of force

    Jan 28, 2023 10:45 PM EST

    ... fraud history between police, the government, and our black and brown citizens in the U.S. There is a higher level of fear of the police. And also, that will explain why police often see more resistance when it comes in black communities. And so, you're afraid, it's ...

  • Memphis prepares for protests as video of police beating Tyre Nichols is released

    Memphis prepares for protests as video of police beating Tyre Nichols is released

    Jan 27, 2023 11:55 PM EST

    Authorities in Memphis and other cities are urging peaceful protests as they prepare for the release of graphic video of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old died this month after police beat him for three minutes following a traffic stop. The five fired police officers are charged with his murder. Geoff Bennett spoke...

  • Marcus and Abernathy on the deadly police beating in Memphis

    Marcus and Abernathy on the deadly police beating in Memphis

    Jan 27, 2023 11:30 PM EST

    Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus and her Post colleague Gary Abernathy join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the deadly police beating in Memphis and mass shootings in California as America once again reckons with its chronic struggle to prevent violence and hold the powerful accountable.

  • 2 students killed and teacher hurt in Des Moines shooting, police say

    2 students killed and teacher hurt in Des Moines shooting, police say

    Jan 23, 2023 10:30 PM EST

    ... died at a hospital. The teacher who was injured is in serious condition and headed into surgery Monday afternoon. About 20 minutes after the shooting, police said officers stopped a car that matched witnesses' descriptions about two miles away and took three suspects into custody. Police said one of the ...

  • Suspect in Monterey Park Lunar New Year shooting found dead, police seek motive

    Suspect in Monterey Park Lunar New Year shooting found dead, police seek motive

    Jan 23, 2023 02:35 PM EST

    ... the hell out of here, I’ll shoot, get away, go!” The assailant paused, but then headed back to his van, and Tsay called the police, the gun still in his hand. While Luna told reporters on Sunday that two people wrested the weapon away from the attacker, Tsay, who ...

  • Experts say swift firing of police is rare, but could become more common

    Experts say swift firing of police is rare, but could become more common

    Jan 22, 2023 09:52 PM EST

    ... decision. “There is far more scrutiny of police today,” he said. “When I was in policing there was less of a likelihood that something a police officer was doing would be caught on video.”Oliver added that many times videos will confirm police acted properly. “I would say that’s ...

  • Protest in Atlanta over state police killing of environmental activist turns violent

    Protest in Atlanta over state police killing of environmental activist turns violent

    Jan 22, 2023 07:04 PM EST

    ... old shot a state trooper. Masked activists dressed in all black threw rocks and lit fireworks in front of a skyscraper that houses the Atlanta Police Foundation, shattering large glass windows. They then lit a police cruiser on fire, smashed more windows and vandalized walls with anti-police graffiti as ...

  • 5 police officers fired for excessive use of force in arrest of Memphis man who died

    5 police officers fired for excessive use of force in arrest of Memphis man who died

    Jan 21, 2023 06:04 PM EST

    ... the arrest. Nichols’ family, along with protesters who rallied at a police station and the National Civil Rights Museum, have pushed for the release of police body camera footage and called for officers to be charged. Relatives have accused police of beating Nichols and causing him to have a heart ...

  • Colorado police officers, paramedics plead not guilty in Elijah McClain case

    Colorado police officers, paramedics plead not guilty in Elijah McClain case

    Jan 21, 2023 01:24 AM EST

    ... Experts in emergency medicine say prosecutions of paramedics are rare. However, in Illinois, two paramedics who strapped a Black man facedown on a stretcher after police requested an ambulance last month have been charged with murder. Police officers Randy Roedema, Nathan Woodyard and Jason Rosenblatt, and fire department paramedic Jeremy ...