Nov 16 Trial set for Texas officer who shot Black woman in her home By Associated Press The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Tarrant County judge on Tuesday scheduled Aaron Dean's trial in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson for Jan. 10. Continue reading
Oct 08 Federal prosecutors won’t seek charges against cop in Jacob Blake shooting By Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice launched its own investigation days after the shooting. The agency announced Friday that it won’t pursue charges against Sheskey either, saying there’s not enough evidence to prove he used excessive force. Continue reading
Jul 28 Judge finds probable cause to charge Wisconsin cop in 2016 killing of black man By Scott Bauer, Todd Richmond, Associated Press A Wisconsin judge has found probable cause to charge a police officer in the 2016 slaying of a Black man, years after prosecutors declined to file charges. Continue reading
Apr 27 Deputies shot Andrew Brown Jr. 5 times, independent autopsy report shows By Ben Finley, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press North Carolina deputies shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr., who is Black. The five shots included the back of the head, according to an independent autopsy report. Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: Justice Department opens policing probe over Breonna Taylor death By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky after the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home. Continue reading
Apr 24 Recordings show chaos surrounding Ma’Khia Bryant shooting By Farnoush Amiri, Report for America, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press A chaotic 911 call. A convulsive 11 seconds of violence ending in the death of an Ohio teen. A historic verdict being broadcast in the police cruiser. Continue reading
Apr 23 Calls mount for video release in fatal shooting by North Carolina deputies By Allen G. Breed, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press Leaders of a North Carolina city where a Black man was shot and killed by deputies serving search and drug-related warrants are planning to urge a court to release body camera video of the shooting. Continue reading
Apr 21 Ohio police shoot and kill Black teenage girl moments before Chauvin verdict By Farnoush Amiri, Report for America Officials with the Columbus Division of Police released footage of the shooting just hours after it happened, a departure from protocol as the force faces immense scrutiny from the public following a series of recent high-profile police killings that have… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 3:45 Indianapolis mayor calls for national action on gun laws after FedEx shooting Police in Indianapolis have spent Friday looking for answers after a gunman shot eight people to death and then killed himself. The incident prompted President Biden to call the nation’s gun violence incidents a “national embarrassment.” The bloodshed stunned a… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 7:10 Chicago sees massive protests after police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz, Maea Lenei Buhre Questions over the fatal shooting and the role of the police in the death of a teen are front and center in Chicago. There, the mayor, city officials and community leaders are taking stock of how police respond with force,… Continue watching