Jul 16 Chicago activists demand all footage from Saturday fatal police shooting By Don Babwin, Associated Press Chicago officers fatally shot 37-year-old Harith Augustus on Saturday afternoon. Activists want to see complete footage of the encounter. Continue reading
Jul 15 Angry crowd protests after Chicago police fatally shoot man By Associated Press Police shot and killed a man was in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood after officers on foot tried to question him because they thought he was armed. Continue reading
Apr 25 Maine police search for man who killed deputy, robbed store By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press Sheriff Eugene Cole was killed after a man stole his car and robbed a convenience store. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 9:29 Ricky Boyd was shot by police. 3 months later, his mother wants the body-cam released Ricky Boyd, 20, was shot outside his grandmother's home three months ago Monday. Law enforcement in Georgia went to arrest Boyd, claiming he was a murder suspect, but shot him. They claimed he had a firearm, which turned out to… Continue watching
Apr 02 Supreme Court says officer in Arizona police shooting case is immune from being sued By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court sided with an Arizona police officer who shot a knife-wielding woman four times. But Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a dissent that the court's decision "sends an alarming signal to law enforcement officers and the public."… Continue reading
Apr 01 Police vehicle strikes protester at Stephon Clark demonstration By Michael D. Regan A protester was knocked to the ground by a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department vehicle on Saturday, sustaining minor injuries. Continue reading
Mar 31 New videos show clearest account of Alton Sterling’s killing By Anthony Izaguirre and Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Kept under wraps for nearly two years, body camera footage of a policeman killing Alton Sterling shows the officer threatening to shoot the man and screaming profanities before firing the fatal shots that stoked protests across the nation. Continue reading
Mar 31 Autopsy disputing police account of shooting prompts anger By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press “His back was turned — he didn’t get a chance,” said Latarria McCain, who joined several hundred Friday in a protest that lasted more than four hours. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 8:14 Stephon Clark killing by police is an American problem, says family attorney By PBS NewsHour Gospel music echoed and tears flowed as family and friends gathered at Stephon Clark's funeral in Sacramento, California. Clark's killing by two police officers in his grandmother's backyard has sparked unrest that has brought parts of the city to a… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 5:05 Sacramento intends to turn ‘horrific’ Stephon Clark death into real change, says mayor By PBS NewsHour Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg says the city won't wait to do a thorough review of the police department's policies, protocols and training after the shooting death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark. Steinberg joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the ways Sacramento has… Continue watching