Apr 25 WATCH: Ex-officer sentenced to 25 years in black motorist’s killing Nouman Raja was the first Florida officer in nearly 30 years to be convicted and sentenced for an on-duty killing — and one of a few nationwide. Continue reading
Mar 07 Fired Florida police officer found guilty of killing Corey Jones By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Nouman Raja faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years for the death of Corey Jones. Continue reading
Jan 18 Former Chicago officer sentenced to more than 6 years for Laquan McDonald murder By Don Babwin, Michael Tarm, Associated Press Jason Van Dyke was sentenced for second-degree murder. The case stemmed from the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Continue reading
Jan 17 Chicago police officers acquitted of covering up Laquan McDonald shooting By Associated Press The three Chicago police officers were accused of trying to cover up the 2014 police shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald to protect another officer who pulled the trigger. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 6:49 ‘Today we got justice’: What an officer’s guilty verdict for teen shooting means to Chicago A Chicago jury convicted a white police officer of murdering a black teenager on Friday. Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke shot the teen multiple times in a 2014… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 8:42 Will a police officer’s murder trial be a turning point in Chicago? Defense attorneys began presenting their case Monday in the trial of a white police officer accused of shooting Laquan McDonald in 2014. Jason Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges, after firing… Continue watching
Sep 21 Race central to Chicago case, even if jury doesn’t hear it By Don Babwin, Associated Press The issue of race permeates the Laquan McDonald case, from concerns that releasing video of the shooting would ignite racial tensions in a city with a long history of troubled police relationships with minority communities, to protests after it was… Continue reading
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