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Officer Who Fatally Shot Amadou Diallo in 1999 to Be Named Sergeant of the Year
One of the New York City police officers who shot and killed unarmed Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo in 1999 will be honored as Sergeant of the Year Tuesday at the Sergeant’s Benevolent Association, the New York Daily News reports. Sgt. Kenneth Boss, who currently works with the NYPD aviation unit, is receiving the award for rappelling…
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Sandra Bland Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled for $1,900,000
The family of Sandra Bland, the black woman who was arrested following a traffic stop in Texas and later found dead in jail, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $1.9 million, USA Today reports. According to the report, Connon Lambert, the lawyer for Bland’s family, told CNN that along with the cash settlement, Waller…
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Mo. State Senator Refuses to Stand During Pledge of Allegiance
A Missouri state senator refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance Wednesday, remaining seated in the chamber to show solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has now repeatedly refused to stand during the national anthem at NFL games as a protest against police brutality and racial injustice, The Blaze reports. “I…
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13-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot by Columbus, Ohio, Police
A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday night after officers say the boy pulled a gun—which later turned out to be a BB gun—from his waistband, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, officers were responding to a report of an armed robbery involving multiple suspects at the…
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19-Year-Old Texas Mom Killed in Drive-by Shooting
A 19-year-old Houston mother was killed in a drive-by shooting Tuesday, the International Business Times reports. According to the report, a black Camaro drove through the parking lot of Kendra Childs’ apartment complex, with five shots fired from the car into a second-floor apartment. Childs was killed. Her boyfriend discovering her body the day of…
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Gazebo Where Tamir Rice Was Fatally Shot Headed to Chicago Museum
The gazebo in Cleveland under which 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a police officer is expected to be dismantled at the beginning of this week and sent to a Chicago museum to be displayed, the Associated Press reports. As the newswire notes, the gazebo became a makeshift memorial to the boy, whose…
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Student Killed Herself After University Failed to Fully Investigate Rape Claims: Lawsuit
A mother has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey’s William Paterson University in which she blames the school for her daughter’s suicide, alleging that the school failed to fully investigate her claims of rape, NJ.com reports. Cherelle Jovanna Locklear, 21, was found dead by her roommates inside a dorm bathroom on Nov. 22, 2015, about…
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Ore. Man Accused of Intentionally Running Over Black Teen Faces Hate Crime Charges
An Oregon man and his girlfriend are now facing new hate crime charges after they allegedly intentionally ran over a black teen, killing him, following an altercation in a convenience store parking lot, the Associated Press reports. Russell Courtier, 38, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of first- and second-degree intimidation in the death of…
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Family of Korryn Gaines to Sue Officer, County for Wrongful Death
The family of Korryn Gaines, the young Maryland mother who was shot and killed by a Baltimore County police officer in August, is planning to file a $4 million lawsuit alleging wrongful death, CBS Baltimore reports. According to the report, the family plans to sue Baltimore County and the officer, identified only as Officer First…
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More Than 3,000 Shot in Chicago This Year: Report
Over the weekend, eight people were killed and 35 were wounded in Chicago. That toll pushed Chicago past another horrid milestone, the Chicago Tribune reports. As of early Monday, at least 3,028 people have been shot in the crime-ridden city—surpassing the toll of 2,980 for all of 2015, the Tribune notes. Over the Labor Day…
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