Law Enforcement
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Black Man Shot and Killed by Minneapolis Police While Armed with Handgun
Minneapolis police shot and killed an armed man while serving a search warrant in connection to a homicide.
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Former Louisville Officer Sentenced for Hitting Kneeling Protester in the Head With a Baton
Former officer Cory Evans struck Marty Chester on the back of the head while he was kneeling on the ground in surrender on the night of May 31, 2020.
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Louisiana Governor Denies Delaying Probe Into Ronald Greene’s Death
49 year-old Ronald Greene was tased, punched, and dragged by Louisiana state troopers during a traffic stop turned deadly arrest in 2019.
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Seattle Almost Transferred Ownership of Precinct Building to BLM
During the protests in the summer of 2020, the push for defunding the police nearly resulted in Seattle’s East Precinct building being handed over to BLM.
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Black People More Likely to be Subjected to Use of Force by Kansas City Police
Of all the examples of use force in Kansas City, Missouri, 57% of them were against Black people
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Black Corrections Officer Sues Walmart after being Racially Profiled
Corrections officer David Conners is suing a Georgia Walmart store for racially profiling him as a shoplifter.
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First Black Minneapolis Police Chief Retires After 30 Years with Department
Medaria Arradondo retires after three decades with the Minneapolis police department
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Family of Black Man Fatally Shot by Detectives in California Seek $100 Million in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family is claiming multiple civil rights violations and excessive use of force in the 2021 death of Kershawn Geyger by Sacramento County detectives