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4 former police officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death barred from policing

By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

Four of five former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee.

7 deputies face murder charges in death of Black Virginian Irvo Otieno

By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

Attorneys for the family of a Black Virginia man who died in law enforcement custody say video of the incident shows seven sheriff's deputies pushing down "every part of his body" with "absolute brutality."…

Autopsy report says 'Cop City' protester had hands raised when killed

By R.J. Rico, Associated Press

A slain protester's family says an environmental activist in Georgia was sitting cross-legged with their hands in the air when they were fatally shot by a state trooper.

Burlington voters consider community police oversight board

By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press

Residents of Vermont's largest city will vote Tuesday on whether to create a community police oversight board that would have the authority to discipline Burlington police officers, including the chief.

5 Memphis police officers plead not guilty for murder of Tyre Nichols

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Five former Memphis police officers have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols.

Louisiana officer arrested for fatally shooting unarmed Black man, police say

By Sara Cline, Associated Press

Authorities say a white Louisiana police officer has been arrested for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man who was trying to flee police responding to a domestic disturbance call earlier this month.

Sheriff's deputies suspended in Nichols case didn't keep body cameras on

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Authorities say two sheriff's deputies who have been suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Nichols had been beaten by…

Raleigh police release video of repeated Taser use on man who died after arrest

By Gary D. Robertson, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

Police in North Carolina's capital city released body and dashboard camera footage Friday that shows the arrest of a Black man who died after officers repeatedly used stun guns on him.

'High chance' of mass shooting in Hollywood was prevented, police say

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Los Angeles police say a "high chance" of a mass shooting in Hollywood was thwarted by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a Los Angeles high-rise apartment where several rifles were pointed toward a nearby park.