Dec 05 Study retracted: How police shootings of unarmed black Americans could be harming the health of black infants By Shraddha Chakradhar, STAT New research finds that black mothers who were exposed to police shootings of unarmed black Americans during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to infants who were born prematurely or with low birth weight. Living within 1 kilometer of… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: Hundreds charged in Barcelona protests In our news wrap Tuesday, violence erupted for a second night in Catalonia after nine separatist leaders were convicted of sedition. The night before, more than 170 people were hurt in clashes with riot police. Also, actress Felicity Huffman reported… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 6:31 How a ‘lens of fear’ can make officers more likely to use deadly force Atatianna Jefferson was playing video games with her nephew when police arrived to check on a door left ajar. According to her nephew, Jefferson heard noises outside and pointed her gun at the window. Officer Aaron Dean shouted and immediately… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Texas police officer resigns over fatal shooting of black woman In our news wrap Monday, the white police officer who fatally shot a black woman inside her Fort Worth, Texas, home over the weekend has resigned. Body camera video shows the officer, Aaron Dean, firing immediately after shouting at Atatiana… Continue watching
Sep 16 Minnesota officer fatally shoots man during fight By Associated Press A police officer in Minnesota fatally shot a man after the man rear-ended the officer's marked SUV, according to law enforcement officials. Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: Philadelphia gunman identified after police standoff Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross expressed amazement that the standoff, which began Wednesday when officers attempted to serve a drug warrant, ended with no one dead and no life-threatening injuries, despite the gunman firing over 100 rounds. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Violence erupts in Israel after fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager In our news wrap Wednesday, Israeli officials urged calm after violent protests erupted over Sunday’s fatal shooting of an unarmed Ethiopian-Israeli teenager by an off-duty police officer. Crowds blocked roads, clashed with police and lit cars on fire. Also, Iranian… Continue watching
Jun 17 California police examine video in fatal Costco shooting By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The confrontation between an off-duty Los Angeles police officer and a man described by family as mentally disabled ended in a shooting in a Costco store that killed the man and critically wounded his parents. Continue reading
Jun 07 Ex-Minneapolis officer who shot 911 caller sentenced to more than 12 years in prison Mohamed Noor was convicted in April of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the July 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a 40-year-old dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia. Continue reading
May 31 Lawyers of Minneapolis officer convicted of shooting request no prison time By Associated Press Mohamed Noor was convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia. Continue reading