baltimore county police
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U.S. Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Accusing Baltimore County Police Department of Racial Discrimination in Its Hiring Practices
Something is amiss in the Baltimore County Police Department and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to get to the bottom of it. From the Baltimore Sun: The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Baltimore County government Tuesday, alleging that a written test for police officer recruits was unfairly biased against…
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‘We Won’t Be Right for the Rest of Our Lives’: Korryn Gaines’ Mother Speaks Out
In the wake of a major court victory, the mother of Korryn Gaines, Rhanda Dormeus, wants people to know exactly what happened to her daughter. In a sobering interview with Baltimore Beat, the grieving mother makes clear that family members tried multiple times to intervene and to de-escalate the situation between Gaines and police. That…
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Vindication: Jury Awards the Family of Korryn Gaines More Than $37,000,000 in Damages
A Maryland jury has awarded the family of Korryn Gaines more than $37 million in damages in their civil lawsuit against Baltimore County for the death of Gaines, who was shot to death by a police officer in August 2016. The six-woman jury found that both Gaines and her son, Kodi—who was injured during the…
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Lawyers for Korryn Gaines’ 6-Year-Old Son File Amended Lawsuit Against Baltimore County Police
Attorneys representing the 6-year-old son of Korryn Gaines—who was gunned down in her Randallstown, Md., apartment by a Baltimore County police officer last year—have filed an amended lawsuit that disputes details of the shooting as told by police. On Nov. 14, lawyers for Gaines’ son, Kodi, said that his mother, 23, was not pointing her…
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Family of Md. Man Who Died Days After a Violent Encounter With Police Files Lawsuit
Tawon Boyd called 911 for help on Sept. 18, 2016. After ending up in a physical struggle with the Baltimore County police officers who answered that call, he died in a hospital three days later. Now his family has filed a lawsuit against the police officers, a paramedic and an EMT who responded to that…
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Md. Man, 21, Dies After Fight With Baltimore County Police
A 21-year-old Essex, Md., man who was hospitalized after a fight with Baltimore County Police has died. According to KTTS, police responded to 911 calls that included a man and a woman screaming around 3 a.m. Sunday. The woman told officers who arrived at the residence that her boyfriend, Tawon Boyd, was acting “crazy” and…
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Family of Korryn Gaines to Sue Officer, County for Wrongful Death
The family of Korryn Gaines, the young Maryland mother who was shot and killed by a Baltimore County police officer in August, is planning to file a $4 million lawsuit alleging wrongful death, CBS Baltimore reports. According to the report, the family plans to sue Baltimore County and the officer, identified only as Officer First…
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Officer Who Fatally Shot Korryn Gaines Was Also Involved in 2007 Shooting Death
The Baltimore County police officer who fatally shot a 23-year-old mother after an hourslong standoff was involved in another fatal shooting in 2007, the Associated Press reports. According to the newswire, the Baltimore County Police Department released a statement Thursday identifying the officer by his last name, Ruby. Ruby is a 16-year veteran with the force.…
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Baltimore County Police Fatally Shoot 23-Year-Old Black Woman After Hourslong Standoff
Updated Tuesday, Aug. 2, 10:23 a.m. EDT: On Tuesday morning, BallerAlert posted a tweet, which the site reported showed two videos that Gaines took of the incident before she was killed. In one video, an officer in full SWAT gear appears to be seen standing in the corner looking at Gaines. In another, Gaines appears to…