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FBI Investigating Death of Black NC Teen Who Was Hanged in a Trailer Park
The FBI is stepping in to investigate the peculiar death of a black North Carolina teen, who was found hanging from a swing set by a dog leash and a belt in a trailer park in August, the Associated Press reports. Lennon Lacy’s family has questioned the state medical examiner’s ruling that the 17-year-old’s death…
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Tamir Rice’s Mom Wants a Conviction in Her Son’s Death
Samaria Rice, the mother of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was fatally shot by Cleveland police Nov. 22, is “looking for a conviction” for both of the officers who were on the scene at the time of her son’s death, ABC News reports. “Tamir was a bright child. He had a promising future. He was very…
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Tamir Rice’s Shooting Death
Tamir Rice’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Cleveland and the two policemen involved in the 12-year-old boy’s tragic shooting death, Fox 8 reports. Rice’s family attorney said that the suit, filed on Friday, alleges that the Cleveland officers “confronted him in a surprise fashion” while he “was playing ……
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Report: Officer in Tamir Rice Shooting Death Ruled Unfit for Duty in 2012
Before Tim Loehmann—the officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice—joined the Cleveland Police Department, he had a brief career with the Independence, Ohio, police, a suburban department that ruled him unfit for police work, Cleveland.com reports. According to the report, a Nov. 29, 2012, letter from the Independence Police Department, kept in Loehmann’s personnel…
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Obama Meets With Leaders to Discuss Ferguson and OKs Funding for Police Body Cameras
President Barack Obama announced Monday his plans to tackle the “simmering distrust that exists between too many police departments and too many communities of color.” The intended initiatives take into consideration the recent racial tensions that have been highlighted across the country as numerous boys and men of color have been seemingly inexplicably gunned down by…
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Watch: Cleveland Police Shoot 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice Within Seconds of Arriving on Scene
Cleveland has released video showing the moment that 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot dead by police, Cleveland.com reports. In the video, which lacks audio, Tamir can be seen getting up from a bench at a West Side recreation center, and walking as a police cruiser pulls up. In a split second, an officer exits the…
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Burned, Dead Body Found Near Site Where Michael Brown Was Killed
Around 9 a.m. Tuesday, a black man’s body was found near the same apartment where Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown on Aug. 9, CBS St. Louis and the Associated Press report. The young man, reportedly in his 20s, was shot to death and set on fire. His body was found inside…
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Marissa Alexander Takes Plea Deal
Marissa Alexander will not have to go to trial after accepting a plea deal, in which she pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault in exchange for a three-year sentence, First Coast News reports. Because of the 1,030 days that she has already spent in jail, Alexander will only have to serve an additional…
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Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson Got Married in October
The grand jury’s still out on whether Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson will be indicted for the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown. However, according to the New York Times, the legal proceedings haven’t deterred Wilson, 28, from quietly wedding his girlfriend and colleague Barbara Spradling, 37, about a month ago. The Times…
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