Jun 21 Jury finds Milwaukee officer not guilty in fatal shooting of Sylville Smith By Joshua Barajas A Wisconsin jury has acquitted the former police officer who fatally shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith, whose death sparked days of uprisings in Milwaukee. Continue reading
Jun 21 5 important stories that deserve a second look By Laura Santhanam, Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas, Iman Smith Here are five stories that provide some insight into what’s happening outside the Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 20 Dashcam footage shows Philando Castile’s fatal encounter with police By Joshua Barajas Newly released dashcam footage shows what happened moments before Officer Jeronimo Yanez fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer. Continue reading
Jun 16 Family of Terence Crutcher files civil lawsuit, seeking Tulsa police reform By Joshua Barajas The family of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by an Oklahoma police officer last year, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday, stating the encounter demonstrated an excessive use of force. Continue reading
May 03 WATCH LIVE: DOJ holds news conference on Alton Sterling investigation By Joshua Barajas The fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by a Baton Rouge police officer was captured on cell phone footage last summer. Continue reading
Jan 17 Student’s controversial painting of Ferguson removed from Capitol display By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Several Republicans had complained about the painting, which shows a pig in a police uniform aiming a gun at a protester, and even took down the artwork temporarily. Continue reading
Dec 15 Former Milwaukee officer charged in fatal shooting of black man By Kenya Downs The Milwaukee Police Department had already fired the officer in October over separate allegations of misconduct. Continue reading
Dec 15 Lynch pushes Baltimore to overhaul police practices By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Baltimore officials to reach a deal with the federal government to overhaul the city's police practices. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Mistrial for South Carolina police officer who killed Walter Scott By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a South Carolina judge declared a mistrial in a police killing after the jury deadlocked. North Charleston officer Michael Slager was charged with murdering an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, as he ran from a… Continue watching
Dec 05 Mistrial declared in case against officer charged with killing Walter Scott By Joshua Barajas After more than 22 hours of deliberations over four days, jurors told Circuit Judge Clifton Newman on Monday afternoon they could not come to an unanimous decision in the case against the 34-year-old ex-patrolman, who faced a possible sentence of… Continue reading