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Black Lives Matter Told 'N–gers Go Home' After Chicago Cops Fatally Shoot Black Man: Report
Hours after an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a young black man, Blue Lives Matter protesters clashed with Black Lives Matter activists near the scene of the shooting, DNAinfo Chicago reports. According to the report, after the shooting, Black Lives Matter activists went to check on the family of the man who was…
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Cops Arrest Ex-Boyfriend in Missing NYC Woman's Death
Authorities have arrested the ex-boyfriend of a missing Queens, N.Y., mother who was found fatally stabbed in her car, the New York City Police Department confirmed Friday, according to the New York Daily News. Qwantrell Gilliam, 41, is facing charges of murder, evidence tampering and criminal possession of a weapon in the case. Dayo Corley,…
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Police Track Down NJ Man Wanted in Connection With Newark Stabbing That Left 3 Dead
Authorities have tracked down a New Jersey man who was wanted in connection with a weekend knife attack in Newark, N.J., that left three dead, including two children, CBS News reports. Officials confirmed late Sunday night that they had found and were questioning Jeremy Arrington, 26, who had been identified as a “person of interest”…
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Mich. Man Charged With Pointing Gun at Children He Accused of Damaging Trump Lawn Sign
A Michigan man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly pointing a gun at six children whom he accused of destroying his Donald Trump lawn sign, the Michigan News-Herald reports. Michael Robert Kubek of Allen Park was arraigned Tuesday and charged with six counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of felony…
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Ohio Officer Who Fatally Shot Sam Dubose Was Wearing Confederate Flag T-Shirt Under Uniform: Report
A T-shirt featuring the Confederate battle flag, reportedly worn by former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing under his uniform when he fatally shot Sam Dubose—an unarmed black man—was part of the presentation of evidence Friday in Tensing’s murder trial, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. According to the report, the shirt was submitted as evidence…
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Suspect in Killings of Iowa Cops Charged With Murder
An Iowa man who was known to police because of his several run-ins with officers and who had been banned from his daughter’s high school after waving a Confederate flag has been charged with murder in the ambush-style killings of two police officers, Reuters reports. Scott Michael Greene, 46, was arrested after turning himself in…
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Chicago Father Beat, Stomped 3-Year-Old Son to Death, Prosecutors Say
A Chicago man is accused of beating and stomping his 3-year-old son to death, as well as knocking his pregnant fiancee—who is the boy’s mother—into a wall so hard that she delivered the baby early, prosecutors said Thursday, the Chicago Tribune reports. Devon Thomas, 22, is facing charges of murder in the death of Tayveon…
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Over $200,000 Raised to Repair Black Miss. Church Burned, Vandalized With 'Vote Trump'
A GoFundMe campaign set up to help repair the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss., which was set on fire earlier this week and marked with “Vote Trump” written in graffiti, has raised $201,823 as of Friday morning, exceeding its original $10,000 goal. Some 5,755 people contributed money toward the cause. About 80 percent…
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Suspect in Killings of Iowa Cops Hospitalized, Has Not Been Charged: Report
An Iowa man suspected of killing two Iowa police officers in separate “ambush-style attacks” as they sat in their squad cars has not yet been charged for his alleged involvement and remained hospitalized Thursday for treatment of an existing medical condition, Reuters reports. Scott Michael Greene, 46, was arrested after turning himself in hours after…
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Emotionally Disturbed NYC Man Dies After Police Use Taser on Him
An emotionally disturbed Bronx, N.Y., man was killed after a New York police sergeant used a Taser on him, police confirmed Wednesday, the New York Times reports. The man threatened a neighbor with a knife and police responded to a 911 call about the armed man, who was “acting violently” in a basement apartment, according to…
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