Mar 03 Ex-officer cleared of wanton endangerment during Breonna Taylor raid By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The jury on Thursday found Brett Hankison not guilty of three counts of wanton endangerment for firing shots that ripped into a neighboring apartment. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 2:27 Former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter sentenced for killing Daunte Wright By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Kim Potter, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed Daunte Wright, was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. That was far less than the standard manslaughter sentence of around seven years. Potter fatally shot Wright, a 20-year-old Black… Continue watching
Feb 04 Parents of Amir Locke say he was ‘executed’ by Minneapolis police By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press The parents of Amir Locke and their attorneys say the Black man was "executed" by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep, and that he reached in confusion for a legal firearm to protect himself. Continue reading
Dec 28 Family remembers 14-year-old’s dreams before shooting by LAPD By Stefanie Dazio, Christopher Weber, Associated Press The family of the 14-year-old girl who was killed by Los Angeles police last week says she loved skateboarding and had dreams of becoming an engineer to build robots. Continue reading
Dec 24 Los Angeles police kill 14-year-old girl in clothing store shooting By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Authorities say police fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who was in a clothing store dressing room when officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet went through the wall and struck the girl. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 6:19 As ex-officer faces trial in Daunte Wright killing, many worry systemic change unlikely By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Lawyers presented opening arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter. Last April, she fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Dec 02 Ohio deputy charged with murder in Casey Goodson Jr. shooting By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press The Ohio sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times has been charged with murder and reckless homicide. Continue reading
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