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#AlvaBraziel: Houston Man Dead in Another Officer-Involved Shooting
Just days after the deaths of Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and Delrawn Small, there is yet another name to add to the gruesome hashtag fraternity of black men killed by police: Alva Braziel. KHOU reports that Braziel died just before 1 a.m. Saturday on Houston’s south side. Police say two officers were on routine patrol, driving…
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Serena Williams Clinches 7th Wimbledon Win
As Serena Williams gets older, she just gets better. The No. 1 world seed defeated No. 4 Angelique Kerber on Saturday, 7-5, 6-3, to win Wimbledon and to tie Steffi Graf for the most career grand-slam wins with 22, reports The Guardian. It is Williams’ seventh Wimbledon title, again tying with Graf for second all-time behind Martina…
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NYPD Shooting of Motorist Caught on Video; Cop Shoots After 1 Second
Alas, video has confirmed the truth once again. An off-duty New York City police officer waited about one second before shooting and killing a driver in what is being termed a “road rage” incident on Monday, reports the New York Post. The outlet obtained exclusive video of the confrontation on Friday, showing Officer Wayne Isaacs…
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Dallas Mayor Says Shooter Acted Alone, We’ve Got to ‘Attack Race’ as a Nation
The mayor of Dallas said Friday that he believed the gunman who attacked police Thursday night acted alone. “We believe, given the facts that we have today, that Mr. Johnson, now deceased, was the lone shooter in this incident,” mayor Mike Rawlings said in a press conference. “By piecing together what was happening at the…
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If Critics Think Death Threats Will Stop Baltimore’s Marilyn Mosby, They Don’t Know Mosby
The death threats come daily to the office of Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby as the trials of police officers in the death of Freddie Gray continue to go on. There’s a sameness to the threats, which accuse Mosby of racism, of being crazy, and argue that she should be “hung” for daring to…
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Tenn. Bureau of Investigation Says a Highway Gunman Was Motivated by Recent Police Shootings
A man who reportedly opened fire on a Tennessee highway is believed to have been troubled by recent events involving black Americans and police officers, the Associated Press reports. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said that initial conversations with the suspect, identified as Lakeem Keon Scott, revealed that he was bothered by recent events. The suspect…
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Everything We Know About Dallas Shooter Micah X. Johnson
After a rally Thursday in Dallas to protest the recent police killings of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota, Micah X. Johnson, 25, reportedly opened fire, killing five police officers and wounding six others. After a standoff between Johnson and police, officers sent in and detonated a robotic bomb, killing Johnson. Below is…
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch Speaks Out Against Dallas Shootings: ‘The Answer Is Never Violence’
Attorney General Loretta Lynch commented Friday on the Dallas shootings that tragically left five officers dead and others injured. Lynch called on Americans to take “calm, peaceful, collaborative and determined action” in light of the shootings that occurred during a Thursday-night protest against the officer-involved shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando…
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Mother of Alton Sterling's Son Slams 'Reprehensible Acts of Violence' in Dallas
The mother of Alton Sterling’s eldest son, Cameron, blasted the shooting of police officers in Dallas during protests against the officer-involved shootings of Sterling and Philando Castile, calling it “reprehensible,” The Advocate reports. “We wholeheartedly reject the reprehensible acts of violence that were perpetrated against members of the Dallas Police Department,” Quinyetta McMillon said in…
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State Drops Charge Against Baltimore Officer in Freddie Gray Case
The trial of Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice, one of the six officers charged in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, began Thursday, and he’s already had one of the charges against him dropped. According to WISN, Rice was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree reckless assault, reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct in…