police use of force

WATCH: Attorneys for the family of shooting victim Walter Wallace provide update

By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

A lawyer says the family of a Black man who was killed under more than a dozen police-fired rounds in Philadelphia had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention.

New York City sued over clashes with Floyd protesters

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Two civil rights organizations are suing New York City on behalf of protesters who say they were roughed up by police officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

Nigerian president acknowledges ‘many lives’ lost but doesn’t mention shootings by soldiers

By Sam Olukoya, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned protesters against "undermining national security and law and order." This week's scenes have touched a chord with Black Lives Matter supporters in the United States.

Independent report shows Seattle officers used excessive force at protests

By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press

The Office of Police Accountability continues to investigate the 19,000 complaints it has received since protests began in May.

Protesters resume call for justice after Breonna Taylor decision

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press

Within minutes of the announcement, about 100 people marched down a major thoroughfare.

WATCH: Kentucky attorney general says some officers were justified in actions in Breonna Taylor case

By Associated Press

Cameron announced he's creating a task force to review the process for securing, reviewing and executing search warrants in Kentucky.

Independent investigation into Daniel Prude’s death advances

By Associated Press

The Rochester City Council has authorized independent investigators to issue subpoenas to various city departments and others as they look into the suffocation death of Daniel Prude.

Rochester police chief fired in fallout over Prude death

By Associated Press

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren fired the police chief and suspended her top lawyer and communications director Monday in the continuing upheaval over the suffocation death of Daniel Prude.

Advocacy group says police shooting of autistic teen reveals shortfalls in mental health crisis response

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Sophia Eppolito, Associated Press

An advocacy group says a police shooting that wounded a 13-year-old autistic boy in Salt Lake City reveals shortfalls in the way officers respond to a mental health crisis.