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Michael Slager, Former SC Officer Who Killed Walter Scott, ‘Felt Threatened’
The former North Charleston, S.C., police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott in April said that he felt threatened by the 50-year-old father, who was seen in video footage attempting to flee, NBC News reports. “Just that three seconds of the video came out. And everybody thought I was racist, and I just got…
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Baltimore Approves $6,400,000 Settlement With Freddie Gray’s Family
Baltimore’s Board of Estimates has approved the $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray, who sustained a fatal injury while in police custody, which sparked outrage across the city, NPR reports. According to the report, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who sits on the board, said that the settlement will help the city “avoid continuing…
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Jury Recommends Death Sentence for Kan. Jewish-Center Shooter
A jury has recommended the death sentence for a former Ku Klux Klan leader who was convicted of murdering three people at two separate Jewish facilities in Overland Park, Kan., last year, KSHB reports. Frazier Glenn Cross, also known as Glenn Miller, was convicted on Aug. 31 of first-degree murder in the deaths of Reat…
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Ind. Boy, 14, Shot and Called Racial Slur While Walking Home With His Mother
An Indianapolis teen was shot and called a racial slur over the Labor Day weekend as he was walking home from the grocery store with his mother, Fox59 reports. Brian Zaragoza suffered a gunshot wound to the back and still has the bullet lodged there, since doctors fear that removing it might cause more damage.…
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Dismembered Black Child Found in Chicago’s Garfield Park Lagoon
The body parts that have been recovered from the lagoon in Chicago’s Garfield Park over the Labor Day weekend belong to an African-American child thought to be between 2 and 3 years old, medical examiners announced on Monday, according to CBS Chicago. According to the report, authorities recovered the body parts of a child, including…
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Baltimore Agrees to $6,400,000 Settlement With the Family of Freddie Gray
The city of Baltimore has agreed to a proposed $6.4 million wrongful death settlement in the case of Freddie Gray, who died in April from an injury sustained while he was in police custody, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, officials could announce the details of the proposed deal as early as Tuesday,…
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Residents of Calif. County Rally Around Black Family Terrorized on Camping Trip
By now we all know the story of the black family who were threatened and called racial slurs while trying to enjoy a camping trip at Rollins Lake in Nevada County, Calif. Turns out, even though the trip turned sour (and even life-threatening), residents of the county don’t want the awful incident to taint the…
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Va. Police Officer Indicted in Shooting Death of Unarmed Teen
A grand jury has decided to indict a Virginia police officer who shot and killed an unarmed teen in a Wal-Mart parking lot, the Associated Press reports. Portsmouth Police Officer Stephen D. Rankin was indicted on charges of first-degree murder and using a gun in a felony in the shooting death of 18-year-old William Chapman…
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SC Prosecutor to Seek Death Penalty Against Alleged Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof
A South Carolina prosecutor will pursue capital punishment in the case of accused murderer Dylann Roof, WCSC reports. The state’s 9th Judicial Circuit solicitor, Scarlett Wilson, said on Thursday that the state will seek the death penalty against Roof, who is accused of murdering nine worshippers, including a state senator, in the tragic June massacre…
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Detroit Man Shoots Armed Teen Who Tried to Steal Sunglasses
Detroit native Joe Lanier believes that his own gun, for which he has a concealed-carry license, saved his life after a teenager attempted to rob him at gunpoint on Wednesday. “He was on my window with his gun. If I wasn’t on my P’s and Q’s, I would have been gone,” Lanier, a 24-year-old father,…
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