Nov 21 Atlanta to pay $1 million settlement to family of Rayshard Brooks By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Attorneys for Brooks' family say they remain disappointed that the officers won't face charges but that the family is pleased to have reached a settlement. Continue reading
Oct 06 City to pay $12 million to children of Daniel Prude, Black man killed by police By Associated Press Rochester officials have agreed to pay $12 million to the children of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police held him down until he stopped breathing on a snowy street in the upstate New York city. Continue reading
Sep 02 How some encounters between police and people with mental illness can turn tragic By Andrew Selsky, Leah Willingham, Associated Press People experiencing mental health crises have been being killed by police in America. But how many is unknown. Continue reading
Jul 15 Jayland Walker shot more than 40 times, medical examiner finds By Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of police gunfire in the Ohio city of Akron last month, was shot or grazed 46 times, according to a preliminary autopsy report released Friday… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 5:28 Protests erupt in Akron, Ohio after police shooting of an unarmed Black man Protesters demanded justice last night in Akron, Ohio, despite a citywide curfew, and dozens were arrested. It came one week after the fatal police shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker, an unarmed Black man who sustained more than 60 wounds. Bobby… Continue watching
Jul 04 After police kill unarmed Black man Jayland Walker, Akron police release bodycam footage By Associated Press Authorities say a Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of gunfire, but officers believed he had shot at them earlier from a vehicle and feared he was preparing to… Continue reading
Jul 03 Black man fatally shot by Akron police officers was unarmed, authorities say By Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Black man shot and killed by Akron police officers in a hail of bullets following a vehicle and foot pursuit was unarmed at the time of the shooting, but a shot appeared to have come… Continue reading
Jun 01 Prosecutors decline to charge Wisconsin deputy for 2016 shooting By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Two special prosecutors have decided not to charge a Wisconsin sheriff's deputy in the fatal shooting of a man sleeping in a park. Continue reading
Apr 14 Released video depicts Michigan police shooting Black man who was laying face down By Anna Liz Nicholas, Ed White, Associated Press Videos show a Michigan police officer struggling with a Black man over a Taser before fatally shooting him in the head while the man was face down on the ground. Continue reading
Apr 13 Michigan police release video of cop shooting Black man in head after struggle for taser By Anna Liz Nicholas, Ed White, Associated Press Video shows a Michigan police officer struggling with a Black man over a Taser before fatally shooting him in the head while the man was face down on the ground. Continue reading