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Md. Man Confesses to Killing 2-Year-Old Daughter and Her Mother Over Child Support, Court Documents Say
A Maryland father reportedly confessed to lying in wait for his 2-year-old daughter and the child’s mother outside their home Tuesday before shooting each of them multiple times, according to court documents, NBC Washington reports. Daron Boswell-Johnson, 25, was charged Wednesday with the murders of 26-year-old elementary school teacher NeShante Davis and their daughter, Chloe…
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Police Search for Suspect After Morgan State Student, 20, Fatally Stabbed
Baltimore police are looking for the person who fatally stabbed a Morgan State student after a basketball game Monday night. According to police, the altercation began at a university basketball game against Coppin State University. Officials believe that the incident at the game led to an off-campus fight between some 15-20 students that left 20-year-old…
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Unarmed Fla. Man Left Paralyzed in Cop Shooting Awarded $23,100,000
Dontrell Stephens was riding his bike back to a friend’s house in a Florida neighborhood in 2013 when an officer stopped him. The officer claimed that Stephens rode into traffic. Stephens dropped his bike, and within seconds the officer opened fire, paralyzing the 22-year-old, who police would later admit was not armed. On Wednesday, a…
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Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay Mckesson to Run for Mayor of Baltimore
On Wednesday, minutes before the official deadline to enter Baltimore’s already crowded mayoral race, DeRay Mckesson, a prominent activist and social media juggernaut, filed paperwork to run for the office. According to the Baltimore Sun, among the candidates vying for the position are 13 Democrats, five Republicans, three Green Party members and a Libertarian. The…
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Toyota to Pay Up to $21,900,000 to Black and Asian Borrowers to Settle Federal Discrimination Investigation
Toyota’s U.S. financing unit will pony up as much as $21.9 million to black and Asian borrowers in order to settle allegations of racial bias after it was discovered that black and Asian consumers paid more than whites for their car loans, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the report, Toyota Motor Credit Corp.…
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Ex-Mich. Cop Gets Up to 10 Years in Prison for Brutal Roadside Beating of Floyd Dent
A former Michigan cop convicted of assaulting an unarmed motorist during a traffic stop last year was sentenced to 13 months to 10 years in prison, NBC News reports. On Tuesday, 47-year-old William Melendez was sentenced for the brutal beating, which was caught on police dash cam, in January 2015. The victim, Floyd Dent, was…
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Scheduled to Open Sept. 24
The long-awaited National Museum of African American History and Culture will open on Sept. 24 in Washington D.C., the Smithsonian Institution announced Monday, the Associated Press reports. Linda St. Thomas, chief spokeswoman at the Smithsonian, said that President Barack Obama, the first black president of the United States, will lead the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony. …
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Woman Who Had Been Beaten by Officer Is Found Dead in Cell
A British woman who was arrested and assaulted by an officer in 2012 after being accused of shoplifting has died in a prison cell in a separate incident. According to The Independent, on Jan. 11, while in jail for reasons authorities have not confirmed, 32-year-old Sarah Reed was found “‘unresponsive” at HMP Holloway, a prison…
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Tenn. Police Use Taser on Middle School Cleaning Woman After Mistaking Her for Burglar
Tennessee police officers used a Taser on and arrested a middle school cleaning woman after mistaking her for a robber, authorities said. According to the Chattanooga Times Free-Press, on Jan. 11, officers were patrolling the area around Ooltewah Middle School in Collegedale, Tenn., when they saw an open door. Police said they went inside, where they encountered 36-year-old…
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Calif. Murder Suspect Accidentally Released From L.A. Jail Because of Paperwork Error
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department accidentally released a murder suspect over the weekend because of a paperwork correction that was overlooked, the Los Angeles Times reports. Steve Lawrence Wright, 37, the suspect in a 2011 Pasadena gang-related killing, walked free from custody at the Inmate Reception Center Saturday afternoon because of a mistake that…