police shooting
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Police Shoot and Kill Man at a Wendy's Drive-Thru in Atlanta, Driving New Protests and an Investigation
Another black man in America has been killed by police. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) says it is investigating an incident in Atlanta in which police officers shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant on Friday night. According to statement released by the GBI on Saturday, cops were…
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Louisville Bans No-Knock Warrants With 'Breonna's Law,' But Her Killers Still Haven't Been Arrested
The Louisville Metro Council unanimously passed a law banning “no-knock” warrants in the city on Thursday. The measure was named after Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old woman who was shot and killed in March after officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department that entered her home with one such warrant. Under “Breonna’s Law,” law enforcement in…
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New Jersey Attorney General Releases Footage Connected to Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man
On May 23, an unarmed black man was fatally shot in Bass River, N.J., after a brief struggle with a police officer, who pulled him over for speeding. On Monday, New Jersey’s state attorney general released about 30 hours’ worth of audio and video files connected to the traffic stop. NBC News reports that 28-year…
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Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting Accused of Sexual Assault by 2 Women and Planting Drugs on a Suspect
It’s been nearly three months since Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by three police officers during a botched no-knock search-warrant attempt on March 13. Now, sexual assault allegations by two women against one of the officers involved in Taylor’s death have surfaced. People reports that on June 4, two women posted to social media about…
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Breonna Taylor's Neighbor Sues Louisville Police Officers for Firing Into Their Home on Fatal Night
Breonna Taylor’s neighbor has filed a lawsuit against the officers from the Louisville Police Department who shot and killed the 26-year-old in her home in March, alleging that the cops also “blindly fired” in their apartment. Chelsey Napper, who lived next to Taylor, says that the police sprayed gunfire into her apartment with a total…
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Audio Released in the Police Shooting of Dion Johnson
Protests have raged across the country in righteous outrage at the police killing of George Floyd. In Phoenix, protests have been held not only in honor of Floyd but also for Dion Johnson, the 28-year-old black man who was shot and killed by an Arizona Department of Safety Trooper the same day Floyd died at…
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911 Call of Breonna Taylor's Shooting Death Released as Protests and Shootings Occur in Louisville, Ky.
Thursday night, protests against police violence took place nationwide. Louisville, Ky., was the site of one such protest as people gathered in honor of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT who was shot and killed after police entered her home. New information about the case was released during the evening shortly before the protests transpired. The…
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Louisville Prosecutors Reverse Charges Against Boyfriend in Breonna Taylor Police Shooting
Prosecutors in Louisville, Kentucky say they will drop charges against Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, who shot at police when they entered Taylor’s home on a “no warning” warrant to search for narcotics at 1 a.m. on March 13. Police shot and killed Taylor in the incident which is now under FBI…
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FBI to Investigate Police Shooting of Breonna Taylor
On March 13, 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was at home with her boyfriend when police entered her residence, shot and killed her. Much controversy has surrounded the case as there are two different accounts of what transpired and the officers weren’t wearing body cameras. On Thursday, the FBI opened an investigation into the case according to…
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Louisville Mayor Will Require All Officers to Wear Body Cameras In Aftermath of Breonna Taylor Shooting
The case of Breonna Taylor—the 26-year-old EMT who was fatally shot by Louisville police officers during the execution of a “no-knock” search warrant at the wrong home—has recently been receiving the attention it deserves after nearly two months of slow media coverage. Now, the mayor is instituting a new policy requiring all officers to wear…