Jun 22 Watch 10:37 Why do so few deadly police shootings end in police convictions? By PBS News Hour Why do so few trials of police officers charged in on-duty shootings end in convictions? Most recently, the officers who shot and killed Philando Castile and Sylville Smith were acquitted by juries who saw video of the fatal encounters. John… Continue watching
Jun 20 Dashcam footage shows Philando Castile’s fatal encounter with police By Joshua Barajas Newly released dashcam footage shows what happened moments before Officer Jeronimo Yanez fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 5:43 Acquittal of officer who killed Philando Castile sparks emotional outcry By PBS News Hour A jury found Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty Friday in the shooting of Philando Castile. The shooting garnered national attention in 2016, when the aftermath of the fatal encounter was streamed via Facebook Live. Tim Nelson of Minnesota… Continue watching
Jun 16 Family of Terence Crutcher files civil lawsuit, seeking Tulsa police reform By Joshua Barajas The family of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by an Oklahoma police officer last year, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday, stating the encounter demonstrated an excessive use of force. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 14:26 How Obama left his mark on the criminal justice system By PBS News Hour President Obama has commuted the sentences of more federal prisoners than any other president, and he’s on track to leave far fewer federal inmates in federal prison since the 1960s. Hari Sreenivasan offers a look through the life of a… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 4:21 The number of people killed by police dropped slightly in 2016 By PBS News Hour This year the number of people killed by police stands at 957, down slightly from 991 in 2015, according to the Washington Post. While white men accounted for the most deaths by police, black men were three times more likely… Continue watching
Dec 30 Number of police officers shot, killed on the job rose sharply in 2016 By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Of those who were fatally shot, nearly two dozen were killed in ambush attacks often fueled by anger over police use of force involving minorities. Continue reading
Dec 12 Retrial set for Cincinnati officer who shot unarmed driver DuBose By Alison Thoet Ray Tensing was charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter after the July 2015 shooting. Prosecutors plan to retry him on both counts. Continue reading
Dec 05 Mistrial declared in case against officer charged with killing Walter Scott By Joshua Barajas After more than 22 hours of deliberations over four days, jurors told Circuit Judge Clifton Newman on Monday afternoon they could not come to an unanimous decision in the case against the 34-year-old ex-patrolman, who faced a possible sentence of… Continue reading
Nov 16 Minnesota officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in Philando Castile death By Joshua Barajas The St. Anthony officer, identified as Jeronimo Yanez, shot Castile after stopping the 32-year-old for a broken tail light on July 6 in the town of Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Continue reading