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 News Hour 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 News Hour 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
Mar 27 Watch 6:46 News Wrap: Alton Sterling’s family rejects Louisiana’s investigation into deadly police shooting By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the state of Louisiana will not file criminal charges against two white officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling, a black man, in 2016. The state attorney general claims Sterling was resisting arrest… Continue watching
Mar 27 Stephon Clark and what we still don’t know about the Sacramento police shooting By Erica R. Hendry California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced today that the California Department of Justice will be stepping in to provide independent oversight of the investigation into Clark’s death. Here's what we know. Continue reading
Mar 20 Minneapolis officer charged in 2017 shooting of Australian woman By Amy Forliti, Associated Press Officer Mohamed Noor turned himself in Tuesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a 40-year-old life coach, on July 15 minutes after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the… Continue reading