Dec 23 Video released in Ohio police shooting of Black man holding his phone By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Authorities say the man was holding a cellphone when he was shot in a garage early Tuesday morning. The officer activated his body camera only after the shooting. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watchdog criticizes NYPD methods at Floyd protests for stoking conflict By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The six-month probe focused on the NYPD's institutional planning and response to the May and June protests and not the actions of individual officers. Continue reading
Dec 09 Mother of Black man killed by Ohio deputy says ‘I want answers’ By Farnoush Amiri, Report for America, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Tamala Payne said her son didn't do anything wrong and was returning from the dentist and had sandwiches for himself, his 5-year-old brother and his grandmother when he was killed. Continue reading
Dec 04 Council won’t appoint new prosecutor in Breonna Taylor case By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press A council of Kentucky prosecutors says it does not have the legal authority to appoint another special prosecutor in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Continue reading
Nov 06 Virginia prosecutor finds 2018 police shooting of Black man justified By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press A Virginia prosecutor has found that the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man who ran onto a highway during a mental health crisis was justified. Continue reading
Nov 06 Report: Chicago officers withheld aid to man they shot, but family lawsuit challenges claim they feared he was armed By Associated Press No gun was recovered but in the reports the officers say they moved cautiously because they were unable to determine whether or not Marcellis Stinnette and Tafara Williams had a gun. Continue reading
Oct 29 Philadelphia council votes to limit police protest response By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Philadelphia could soon join other cities in blocking police from using tear gas, rubber bullets or pepper spray on protesters as the city continues to churn over the fatal police shooting of a Black man. Continue reading
Oct 28 Lawyers say police footage doesn’t show fatal shooting of Illinois Black man By Associated Press Marcellis Stinnette was killed and his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, was wounded after a Waukegan police officer shot them in their car on Oct. 20. Attorney Benjamin Crump says it appears that the officer had his body camera off during key… Continue reading
Oct 28 Protesters take to the streets in Philadelphia after Black man’s killing By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press About 500 people angered by the death of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr. on Tuesday night marched to a police station, where they were met by officers with riot shields. Continue reading
Oct 28 Belarus minister says police could use guns during protests By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press In a YouTube interview released Wednesday, Interior Minister Yuri Karayev said he thinks that police have been too tolerant of protesters and that they will take a tougher line. He warned that authorities wouldn’t hesitate to approve the use of… Continue reading