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
Apr 13 Watch 5:00 Minnesota on edge following the police killing of Daunte Wright By Fred de Sam Lazaro The death of George Floyd and the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin has kept the state of Minnesota in the national spotlight. Now the death of Daunte Wright near Minneapolis has led to new protests and opened long-standing… Continue watching
Oct 30 Amid civil unrest, National Guard arrives in Philadelphia By Associated Press Their mission is to help quell the unrest that began after the death of Walter Wallace Jr. on Monday. The mayor's office said the city requested that the guard help with "the current situation and election preparation."… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 5:20 News Wrap: Mass protests in Poland against restrictive abortion ruling In our news wrap Wednesday, demonstrators in Poland gathered for a seventh straight day over a court ruling that banned abortions of fetuses, even ones with severe abnormalities. The nationwide strike is a rare show of opposition in a country… Continue watching