homicide
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Judge Overturns Conviction of Florida Cop Who Shot Autistic Man’s Caretaker
Jonathan Aledda's misdemeanor charge from the 2016 shooting of Charles Kinsey has been overturned by the appeals court due to a missing testimony.
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Kansas DA: No Charges in Cedric Lofton Case on the Basis of “Stand Your Ground” Law
District Attorney Marc Bennett claims "stand your ground" law is justification to avoid prosecuting officers who killed 17-year-old Cedric Lofton.
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Controversial Death of Black Man in Missouri Ruled “Justifiable”
Justin King died on his white neighbor's front lawn. The man claimed he was breaking in.
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Chicago Reaches Highest Level of Homicides Since 1996, With 80 Percent of the Victims Being Black
For the first time since 1996, Chicago reaches more than 800 homicides in the city
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Closing Arguments Given in Kim Potter Trial, Jury Begins Deliberations
In closing arguments, the defense asserts that 20-year-old Daunte Wright caused his own death.
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Ex-Police Chief Who Resigned After Daunte Wright Shooting Says Kim Potter Is ‘a Fine Officer’
Former police chief Tim Gannon testified that with “all the data in front of me, I saw no violation.”
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Daunte Wright’s Father Testifies on Day 6 of Kim Potter Trial
"I miss him a lot, every day," Daunte Wright’s father, Arbuey Wright, said on the stand Wednesday.
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New Bond Conditions Requested for Kyle Rittenhouse After Teen Was Seen Drinking and Flashing ‘White Power’ Signs With Proud Boys
On Jan. 5, Kyle Rittenhouse—the teen accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wisc., last August over the police shooting of Jacob Blake—was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to two felony homicide charges and one felony charge of attempted homicide. About an hour and a half later,…
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Another Black Man Died in Police Custody After Crying Out ‘I Can’t Breathe.’ His Death Has Been Ruled a Homicide
A medical examiner’s report revealed that a black man died of oxygen deprivation while being detained by police after exclaiming, “I can’t breathe”—and that man’s name is not George Floyd. The Seattle Times reports that 33-year-old Manuel Ellis died in Tacoma, Wash., on March 3 after he was arrested by four officers from the Tacoma Police…