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3 People Killed in Ambush at Colo. Planned Parenthood Clinic
A 57-year-old North Carolina native was charged Friday in the deaths of a Colorado Springs, Colo., police officer and two civilians that came during an hourslong standoff in at a Planned Parenthood clinic, according to the New York Daily News. The man, Robert Lewis Dear, surrendered Friday afternoon, five hours after locking himself inside the…
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Protests Shut Down Chicago’s Major Retail Strip in Response to Laquan McDonald Video
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Chicago’s major retail shopping district Friday, just days after police released disturbing video of an officer shooting a Chicago teen 16 times, according to the New York Times. Led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush and Danny K. Davis, marchers called for…
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2 in Custody in Death of 9-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee
A 27-year-old Lansing, Ill., man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, who police say was lured earlier this month to an alley on the South Side of Chicago and shot several times in retaliation for a gang-related shooting, according to ABC News. The man, Corey Morgan, 27, is one…
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Lawyer of Chicago Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald: Video Is ‘2-Dimensional,’ Not Always Clear
The lawyer for a white Chicago police officer who has been charged with murder in the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager insinuated on Wednesday that video of the shooting is unreliable, while insisting that his client feared for his life when he shot Laquan McDonald 16 times. Daniel Herbert appeared on CNN and…
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Former Student Sues Officials for Allegedly Ignoring Teacher’s History of Preying on Students
A former Indianapolis Public Schools teacher and other former IPS officials are facing a lawsuit filed by a former student whom the teacher admitted to having sexually abused when the student was 16, the Indianapolis Star reports. According to the report, the lawsuit accuses school officials of knowing about former educator Corey Greenwood’s predatory history…
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Activist Malcolm X. London and 4 Others Arrested During Protest in Chicago
A tense standoff between protesters and Chicago police reportedly led to a 15-minute shoving match between the two groups that ended with five protesters, including activist Malcolm X. London, getting arrested. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, protesters began gathering on Chicago streets shortly after video footage showing Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, 37, fatally…
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St. Louis Rams Wide Receiver Stedman Bailey in Critical Condition After Being Shot in the Head
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey is in critical but stable condition after being shot twice in the head Tuesday night while in Florida with family, CBS reports. According to the report, Bailey; his two children, ages 5 and 10; and a cousin had gone to pick up another cousin in Miami Gardens when…
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Texas Mom and Boyfriend Charged in Death of 19-Month-Old Found in Oven
A Houston mother and her boyfriend face four counts each of child-endangerment charges following the death of a 19-month-old who was found burned to death inside an oven. The child and her siblings had been left home alone, the New York Post reports. Racqual Thompson, 25, and Cornell Malone, 21, remain in custody, with their…
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Burger King Manager Believes Chicago Cops Erased Security Footage Showing Laquan McDonald Shooting
Jay Darshane, the district manager for a Chicago Burger King, confirmed to NBC Chicago that on Oct. 20, 2014, shortly after Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times by a Chicago police officer, four cops entered the store and asked to see security footage. Darshane says he gave the officers the passcode to the footage and…
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3 White Men Arrested in Minneapolis Black Lives Matter-Protest Shooting
Minneapolis police arrested three white men Tuesday in connection with a Monday-night shooting that left five Black Lives Matter protesters wounded. According to the New York Daily News, police arrested a 23-year-old man in Bloomington, a suburb outside Minneapolis, around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. A 26-year-old man and a 21-year-old man turned themselves in around 2:30…