Mar 19 White officer on trial in fatal shooting of Antwon Rose By Associated Press A white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black 17-year-old last year goes on trial starting Tuesday in a case that could put him behind bars for life. Continue reading
Mar 13 AP analysis: Police routinely deny access to officer video footage By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press AP record requests for police video were met with a series of denials and failed to unearth video of a single incident that had not already been released publicly. Continue reading
Mar 08 Little Rock releases video of police officer-involved shooting By Hannah Grabenstein, Associated Press After responding to a call confirming the car 30 year-old Bradley Blackshire was driving was stolen, the officer fired 15 shots into the windshield. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: California won’t charge officers who killed Stephon Clark By Don Thompson, Associated Press Attorney General Xavier Becerra's announcement follows the Sacramento district attorney's finding this weekend that the two officers broke no laws when they shot 22-year-old Stephon Clark. Continue reading
Oct 05 Jury convicts Chicago officer of 2nd-degree murder in shooting of Laquan McDonald A jury on Friday convicted white Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Continue reading
Oct 03 Testimony ends in Chicago officer’s murder trial for fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald By Don Babwin, Associated Press Testimony in the murder trial of a Chicago police officer in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald concluded Wednesday morning, a quiet ending to a trial just a day after the officer himself provided sometimes emotional and sometimes defiant testimony… Continue reading
Sep 27 Defense for Chicago police officer puts slain teen on trial By Don Babwin, Associated Press After days of prosecutors making their case to jurors that Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke committed first-degree murder in 2014 when he shot Laquan McDonald 16 times, attorneys for the white officer are presenting their own evidence and contenting… Continue reading
Sep 19 Doctor testifies that the order of Laquan McDonald’s 16 gunshot wounds cannot be determined By Don Babwin, Associated Press Dr. Ponni Arunkumar, Cook County's chief medical examiner, testified about each gunshot wound as jurors viewed autopsy photos of them. Continue reading
Sep 10 Texas officer faces manslaughter charge in neighbor Botham Jean’s death By Ryan Tarinelli, Ken Miller, Associated Press A white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor in his home and later said she mistook his apartment for her own parked on the wrong floor of the complex's garage after getting home from work that… Continue reading
Sep 07 Dallas officer to be charged with manslaughter after shooting a neighbor By Ryan Tarinelli, Associated Press The officer who shot 26-year-old Botham Jean said that she believed the victim's apartment was her own when she entered it. It's not clear whether investigators believe race was a factor in the shooting. Continue reading