police shooting
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Charlotte Police Shoot and Kill an Allegedly Armed Man at Burger King
A 27-year-old man is dead, and protesters are questioning the police’s version of the events that led up to him being shot and killed by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer. Officer Wende Kerl shot and killed Danquirs Napoleon Franklin at a Burger King around 9 a.m. on Monday, according to the Charlotte Observer. Police say Franklin…
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Trial Begins for Former Police Officer Who Shot and Killed 17-Year-Old Antwon Rose II
The white former East Pittsburgh police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in the back goes on trial Tuesday, potentially facing life behind bars. The Associated Press reports that lawyers for 30-year-old Michael Rosfeld are expected to say that the June 2018 shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II was justified. Rosfeld is…
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Cops Claim Teen Committed Suicide During Traffic Stop While Cuffed With Hands Behind Her Back
Sarah Wilson’s parents say police killed her. Police claim Wilson somehow produced a gun out of nowhere, put it to her mouth and committed suicide during a traffic stop. Even more unbelievably, they say the 19-year-old did all of this while she was handcuffed with her arms behind her back. In July 2018, Sarah Wilson,…
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Don’t Try This If You’re Black: Court Rules Woman Who Gave Cop the Middle Finger Is Protected by Constitution
Offering a peek into an entirely different justice system and police procedures that black people had no idea existed, a federal court ruled that a law enforcement officer violated a citizen’s constitutional rights by issuing a speeding ticket to a woman because she gave him the middle finger. After hearing the case of Debra Lee…
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Family Claims Bodycam Footage Shows Slain Rapper Was Asleep When Cops Killed Him
After viewing police body camera footage, family members of a rapper who was shot and killed in a California Taco Bell drive-thru say the video shows that six cops opened fire while the man was still asleep. The Guardian reports that the members of 20-year-old Willie McCoy’s family viewed police body camera recordings of the…
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Columbus Police Officer Kidnapped Women Under 'Guise' of Arrest, Forced Sexual Favors in Exchange for Their Release: Report
55-year-old Andrew Mitchell, a 30-year veteran of the Columbus Police Department in Ohio, was arrested by federal authorities on Monday. According to the Department of Justice, Mitchell kidnapped several women “under the guise of making an arrest,” before forcing them to have sex with him in exchange for their release. Mitchell, who was placed on…
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Jury Finds Florida Cop Nouman Raja Guilty in Killing of Corey Jones
A Florida police officer is facing life in prison after a jury found him guilty of shooting and killing a black man, marking the first time in 30 years a Florida police officer has been convicted for a civilian’s death. At 9:14 a.m. on Thursday morning, a West Palm Beach, Fla., jury convicted former Palm…
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Cleveland Police Union Seeks to Overturn Firing of Tamir Rice's Killer
In a late albeit unsurprising display of indecency, the Cleveland police union has filed an appeal in court to overturn the firing of Timothy Loehmann, the officer who murdered 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November 2014. Loehmann was fired by the city over the contents of his job application and not for the murder of Rice,…
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Houston Police Chief Announces Plan to End No-Knock Warrants After Officer's Lies Leave Two Dead
After a January raid left two dead and five officers injured, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says the department will end “no-knock” warrants. Houston police will also be mandated to wear body cameras during raids. Officer Gerald Goines obtained a search warrant to confirm the sale of drugs at a home in Houston. On January…