police shooting
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Fla. Cop Who Shot Black Therapist Was Aiming for Autistic Patient, Official Says
A Florida police union chief says that the officer who shot and wounded a behavioral therapist trying to retrieve an autistic patient who had wandered into the street shot the wrong person. According to Time magazine, the officer was aiming at the patient, who the officer thought was a threat, but missed and shot Charles…
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Suspect in Shooting Death of Kansas City, Kan., Police Capt. Robert Melton Charged With Capital Murder
A 20-year-old suspect in the shooting death of Kansas City, Kan., Police Capt. Robert Melton has been charged with capital murder and is facing a possible death sentence if convicted in the case, the Kansas City Star reports. Jamaal R. Lewis, who has no known criminal record, is also charged with aggravated assault on a…
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Fla. Police Shoot Black Caretaker of Autistic Man Playing With Toy Truck
A North Miami, Fla., caretaker was shot and wounded by police Monday as he tried to retrieve a 23-year-old autistic man who had wandered from a mental-health center into the street, the Miami Herald reports. Cellphone video released Wednesday shows the caretaker, Charles Kinsey, lying on the ground, with his hands in the air, trying…
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Baton Rouge, La., Shooter Gavin Long Suffered From PTSD: Report
Gavin Long, the Marine vet who shot six law-enforcement officers Sunday in Baton Rouge, La., resulting in the death of three officers, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, CNN reports, according to a source involved in the investigation. Long, 29, served in the Marine Corps 2005-2010 as a data network specialist. His tenure included a deployment to…
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Kansas City, Kan., Police Captain Fatally Shot on Duty
A Kansas City, Kan., police captain was fatally wounded while responding to a drive-by shooting in the city, USA Today reports. Capt. Robert Melton was pronounced dead at the hospital after being shot as the hunt for suspects continues, Mayor Mark Holland confirmed in a statement. “This is a very tense and volatile time in…
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Everything We Know About Baton Rouge, La., Shooter Gavin Eugene Long
In the early-morning hours of Sunday, the nation was rocked by yet another shooting in Baton Rouge, La. A gunman—identified as Gavin Eugene Long, who turned 29 on the day of the shooting—shot six law-enforcement officials, killing three, before he was shot and killed himself. As more and more details about the case slowly emerge,…
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Montrell Jackson, Baton Rouge, La., Officer Killed in Attack, Wondered if His 'City Loves Me' After Dallas Shootings
One of the Baton Rouge, La., police officers killed in Sunday’s shooting has been identified by family as Montrell L. Jackson, The Advocate reports. The 32-year-old had reportedly been injured once trying to save a toddler from a burning building and had only recently welcomed a son into his family four months ago before he…
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Fired Atlanta Police Officer Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Black Man
A former Atlanta police officer, terminated July 1 for his part in the shooting death of a robbery suspect, has been charged with felony murder, reports WSB-TV Atlanta. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for former Atlanta Police Officer James Burns, 34, who shot and killed Devaris…
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Family of Darrius Stewart Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of Darrius Stewart, a black teen who was shot and killed by a Memphis, Tenn., police officer in the aftermath of a traffic stop, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, WREG reports. According to the news station, lawyers representing the family believe that a lawsuit is the only way to…
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5 Things That Show America Has Gotten Worse Since Dallas Shootings
It has been less than a week since the “newsplosion” of the police-shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the ambush of five Dallas police officers, and America is still in recovery mode. There have been the obligatory calls for healing, ubiquitous photos of black people hugging white police officers and a few…