officer involved shooting
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Store Owner Accuses Police of Ilegally Confiscating Security System After Alton Sterling's Death
The owner of the Baton Rouge, La., convenience store in front of which Alton Sterling was fatally gunned down by police is suing the city and the police department, WAFB reports. Abdullah Muflahi is accusing authorities of illegally taking him into custody and confiscating the entire security system of his store without a warrant. The…
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Off-Duty NYPD Officer Who Fatally Shot Delrawn Small Stripped of Badge, Gun
The off-duty NYPD officer who fatally shot Delrawn Small during a road rage incident July 4 has been placed on modified duty, CBS New York reports. It had been previously reported that the officer, identified as Wayne Isaacs, shot and killed Small after Small got out of his vehicle and punched Isaacs repeatedly in the head, prompting…
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Ariz. Mother Fatally Shot by Sheriff's Deputies
A 24-year-old Arizona mother was shot and killed by Yuma County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday after officers showed up in response to a report of a domestic disturbance, the Yuma Sun reports. According to Yuma Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Lori Franklin, the incident unfolded Tuesday evening. Deputies knocked on the front door, intending to speak to…
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Girlfriend of Philando Castile Speaks Out About His Fatal Police Encounter: ‘They Are Here to Kill Us’
The girlfriend of Philando Castile, who was shot and killed Wednesday night during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minn., made her first public appearance Thursday morning at a rally at the residence of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton in St. Paul, Fusion reports. Diamond “Lavish” Reynolds, who broadcast the aftermath of Castile’s shooting on Facebook…
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Girlfriend Records Aftermath of Fatal Police Shooting of Minn. Man During Traffic Stop
Another black man has been fatally shot by police, this time during a traffic stop Wednesday night in Falcon Heights, Minn., WCCO reports. The mother of Philando Castile, the victim, confirmed that he died at Hennepin County Medical Center after 11 p.m. Wednesday. Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond “Lavish” Reynolds, who at the time was in the…
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Son of Alton Sterling Breaks Down During News Conference About His Father’s Death
This is how police brutality affects families. Cameron Sterling, the eldest son of Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed by police officers in Baton Rouge, La., on Tuesday, broke down in tears during a news conference at which his mother, Quinyetta McMillon, demanded justice for his dad, according to ABC News. “As a mother,…
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Family of Man Killed by Off-Duty NYPD Cop in Road Rage Incident: 'This Is War'
The family of a Brooklyn, N.Y., man who was shot dead by an off-duty New York City police officer in the midst of a road rage confrontation are demanding that the officer involved face charges or else they’ll “hunt him down,” the New York Post reports. “We will seek our justice,” Zoe Dempsey, the niece…
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La. Politician Calls for Justice Department Investigation Into Shooting Death of Alton Sterling
Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) is asking that the Department of Justice look into the shooting death of Alton Sterling, who was fatally shot as he lay on the ground with two Baton Rouge, La., police officers on top of him, CNN reports. Sterling’s death, the latest in the seemingly endless string of police-involved altercations, sparked…
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Police Officer Shoots Man at Dallas Love Field Airport Terminal Following Alleged Domestic Dispute
A police officer at Dallas Love Field Airport has shot a man outside the baggage claim area after he allegedly rushed at an officer, a police spokesperson confirmed Friday. The man was said to have been throwing rocks at the mother of his children when officers responded, CNN reports. Authorities were able to move the woman…