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  • Manhunt Underway After Recent High School Grad Is Gunned Down During Road Rage Incident

    Police are searching for a suspect who they say gunned down a recent high school graduate during a road rage incident in Chester County, Pa., on Wednesday. Chester County, Pa., District Attorney Tom Hogan confirmed on Thursday night that 18-year-old Bianca Nikol Roberson was shot in the head by a man driving a red pickup.…

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    June 30, 2017
  • Ind. Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Black Motorist; Family Demands Answers

    An Indianapolis man was shot dead by police officers Thursday morning, leaving a grieving family answers. According to CBS Indianapolis, the shooting took place around 2 a.m. Thursday on the city’s northwest side. The incident, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, started with a routine traffic stop, but the driver ended up leading police…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 30, 2017
  • Fla. Woman Shot, Killed at Home Hours After Posting on Facebook About ‘Making 6 Figures’

    A Florida woman was in awe at where her hard work had taken her, and so she made a post on Facebook, recalling how she went from being homeless to raking in six figures. Hours later, she was shot to death. According to the Palm Beach Post, Makeva Jenkins worked her way from homelessness to…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 30, 2017
  • Homeland Security Officer Indicted for Kicking a Handcuffed Man in the Head 

    A Department of Homeland Security officer is facing charges after being caught on video kicking a handcuffed man in the head outside a federal building in Pomona, Calif. The officer, identified as 46-year-old Jason Rouswell—an inspector with the Federal Protective Services—was indicted Thursday on accusations of violating the civil rights of the unidentified man who…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 30, 2017
  • Retired Marine Fatally Shot While Trying to Stop an Attempted Robbery, Family Says

    A retired Marine lost his life in Philadelphia’s Olney section after his family says he tried to help during an attempted robbery. According to CBS Philadelphia, the victim is identified as 46-year-old Howard White, a disabled veteran. White’s cousin Michelle Gordon described him as a hero who had tried to stop a robbery at the…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 30, 2017
  • Boston Police Officer Suspended Without Pay for Making ‘Black People Have Met Their Match’ Video

    A Boston police officer will be suspended for six months without pay after making a racially charged video that featured the tagline, “This summer, black people have met their match,” police officials confirmed Thursday. According to the Boston Globe, Officer Joseph DeAngelo Jr. recorded the video like a trailer. The footage featured Officer Dennis Leahy—who…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 30, 2017
  • ‘Nothing Like Almost Shooting Someone to Set Your Head Right’: Fla. Sheriff’s Deputy Fired After Boasting Online 

    A Florida sheriff’s deputy is out of a job after a photo surfaced of him boasting about almost shooting someone to “set [his] head right.” The Snapchat photo, which was posted June 25, shows Deputy Austen Callus, 23, sitting in a vehicle in plain clothes. The caption read, “Nothing like almost shooting someone to set…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 29, 2017
  • Hero Army Veteran Beaten to Death After Saving 2 Young Teens From Brutal Attack 

    A 62-year-old Army veteran is being honored as a hero after he died saving two teenagers from a brutal attack in Denver. According to CNN, James Farmer Jr. was sleeping in his car in downtown Denver on June 16 when he woke up and saw a homeless man attacking two teens. And so Farmer did…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 29, 2017
  • Off-Duty Ill. Cop ‘Detained’ Black Teen for Not Following Orders, Lansing Police Say

    The Lansing, Ill., Police Department is claiming that a white off-duty officer “detained” a black teen on the officer’s property after the boy and another juvenile refused to follow his orders to remain there. According to the Chicago Tribune, the Police Department issued the statement Tuesday after video of the black teen, identified as 15-year-old…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 29, 2017
  • Minn. Man Arrested Despite Carrying ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card

    A Minnesota man apparently likes to keep all his bases covered, carrying around a “Get out of jail free” card in the event he ever ran into a law-enforcement officer. … Unfortunately, it did not work out for him over the weekend. According to KARE, Deputy Mike Vai pulled over a car registered to someone…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 29, 2017
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