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Lorna Vassell, mother of Saheed Vassell speaks at a demonstration protesting his death after he was shot by New York Police Department officers in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RC1A1795B660

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4 police misconduct cases had new developments this week. Here’s what happened

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Police officers stand behind a cordon tape at the scene where New York police officers shot to death a black man who pointed a metal pipe at them, in the borough of Brooklyn, New York, U.S., April 4, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. Instagram @johnnyg1rl/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES Mandatory Credit @johnnyg1rl TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1485F675F0
New York police fatally shoot man after mistaking metal pipe for gun

New York police officers fatally shot Saheed Vassell after they received reports that he was threatening people in Brooklyn with a gun. But investigators later found a metal pipe -- not a gun -- at the scene, angering residents who…

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