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Fired Atlanta Police Officer Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Black Man
A former Atlanta police officer, terminated July 1 for his part in the shooting death of a robbery suspect, has been charged with felony murder, reports WSB-TV Atlanta. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for former Atlanta Police Officer James Burns, 34, who shot and killed Devaris…
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Vanderbilt Football Player Cory Batey Gets 15 Years for Rape
Former Vanderbilt football player Cory Batey was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for raping an unconscious woman, weeks after a Stanford student received what many believe was a slap on the wrist for a rape conviction. The New York Daily News reports that Batey was convicted in April of aggravated rape, which carries a…
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BLM Activists Speak on ‘Manipulative,’ ‘Disingenuous’ Town Hall on Race
Thursday’s ABC town hall with President Barack Obama was anticipated with bated breath. Many were looking forward to an honest conversation about race and about the current tensions between the black community and police officers in the aftermath of the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the attack in Dallas that left…
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Who’s Responsible for Showing ‘Reckless Disregard’ for Freddie Gray’s Life?
In closing arguments Thursday in the trial of Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice relating to the death of Freddie Gray in April 2015, the prosecution argued that Rice showed a reckless disregard for Gray’s life by throwing him into the transport wagon facedown, shackled and handcuffed onto a dirty, corrugated floor, and that as a commanding officer, Rice held…
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Man Accused of Shooting Into Indiana Cop’s Home to Face Charges
A man who allegedly shot at an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officer’s car and home will be facing charges, WWTV reports. The incident unfolded around 2 a.m. Tuesday, officials say. Officers were called to their colleague’s home because of reports of a man wearing a “Black Lives Matter” shirt who was firing shots at the home…
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Police Kill Gunman Who Shot at Plainclothes Officers in West Baltimore
Police shot and killed a gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle, who opened fire on four plainclothes officers in an unmarked car Thursday night in West Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun reports. The incident unfolded after officers responded to reports of gunfire near apartments in Bridgeview-Greenlawn. Officers say that the unidentified gunman was shooting before they…
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Death Toll in Nice, France, Truck Attack Rises to 84
At least 84 people have now been confirmed dead after an apparent terrorist attack in Nice, France, in which a truck driver plowed the vehicle through a crowd, and also opened fire on people, before being shot dead by police, the Washington Post reports. Another 18 people were in critical condition, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced early…
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Erica Garner, Daughter of Eric Garner, Says She Was 'Railroaded' by ABC News at Presidential Town Hall
During Thursday night’s presidential town hall on race, hosted by ABC News, Erica Garner, the daughter of Eric Garner, who was choked to death by New York City police in 2014, would not be silenced. According to BuzzFeed, the activist stormed out of a taping of the town hall after she said she felt she…
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Richmond, Va., Police Chief Calls Vandalism of Memorial Statue 'Cowardly' Act
A memorial statue dedicated to fallen officers from the Richmond, Va., Police Department was vandalized Wednesday morning in an act that Police Chief Alfred Durham is slamming as “cowardly,” the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. The statue, which had just been moved to the city’s Byrd Park three weeks ago, was marked with red paint, a large…