Police Brutality
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DOJ Launches Civil Rights Investigation into Louisiana State Police
The probe is separate from the Ronald Greene investigation but timely given the reports about the police department's misconduct.
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Pregnant Black Woman Shot Five Times by Missouri Police
An eyewitness said the police shot the woman as she tried to run away.
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Body Cam Footage of Jalen Randle Shooting Released
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump presented the video, noting Randle didn’t have time to comply with the officer’s demands.
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3 Louisiana State Troopers Charged in Beating of Black Motorist
The three nearly faced felonies but prosecutors decided on misdemeanor simple battery charges.
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Louisville Meets Settlement with Family of Man Shot by Cops While Holding a Tree Saw
Darnell Wicker was shot 14 times only seconds after hearing officers tell him to drop the saw.
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Patrick Lyoya Official Autopsy Results Released [Updated]
The Kent County Medical Examiner's office report found Lyoya died by a gunshot to the back of the head.
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Christopher Schurr Identified As Officer Who Killed Patrick Lyoya
In a written statement, Michigan Police Chief Eric Windstrom publicly released Schurr's name Monday as the man who shot Lyoya during traffic stop
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Patrick Lyoya’s Family Hold Public Funeral, Eulogy Given by Rev. Al Sharpton [Updated]
The funeral service for Patrick Lyoya was held publicly and live streamed. Lyoya's family remembered him as a father and hard worker with a good heart.
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Police Give Conflicting Statements on the Shooting and Killing of Baltimore Teen
Two officers are being investigated for the shooting and killing of Donnell Rochester. Their accounts of the incident differ from the body cam footage.
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Syracuse Officers Detain 8-year-old Black Boy over Allegedly Stealing a Bag of Chips
Video: The incident occurred over the weekend, with the footage of it going viral and causing outrage on social media