police shooting
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GBI Investigating After Georgia Officer Fatally Shot 19-Year-Old Who 'Matched the Description' of Earlier Suspect
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into a police shooting involving a teenager that occurred in Sylvester, Ga., Saturday. CNN reports that 19-year-old Jakerion Shmoud Jackson was fatally shot by an unnamed officer of the Sylvester Police Department after the officer responded to a call about a man who fit the description of someone…
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Woman Who Survived Police Shooting Vows to Keep Fighting for Slain Boyfriend: ‘Don’t Allow Them to Do This to Us’
Less than a week ago, Tafara Williams saw her boyfriend and the father of her infant child shot dead in front of her. Williams, 20, was in the driver’s seat of a car, while her boyfriend, Marcellis Stinnette, 19, was seated in the passenger seat next to her. Shot by a suburban Chicago police officer…
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Jacksonville Family Demands Justice for 19-Year-Old Black Man Fatally Shot by Police Outside Chicago
A grieving family is demanding answers and justice after a 19-year-old Black man was fatally shot by a police officer in Waukegan, Ill.—a suburb of Chicago—during a traffic stop on Tuesday. The officer shot both the driver and passenger of the car involved in the stop. One shooting victim survived and is now in the…
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Investigators Say Jonathan Price Tried to Shake the Hand of the Cop Who Shot Him. That Cop Has Now Hired Amber Guyger’s Attorney
Police body camera footage revealed new details about what happened between 31-year-old Jonathan Price and Wolfe City, Texas, Police Officer Shaun Lucas in the moments before Price was fatally shot. According to an affidavit from the Texas Rangers who are investigating the shooting, Price attempted to shake Lucas’ hand at the start of their confrontation.…
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Texas Police Officer Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Jonathan Price
Over the weekend, a 31-year-old Black man, Jonathan Price, was fatally shot at a gas station by a Wolfe City, Texas, police officer. Many Wolfe City residents have praised Price as “a pillar of the community,” while others pointed out how ironic the shooting was given that Price often spoke highly of police officers and…
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Black Man Who Spoke in Support of Police Fatally Shot by Texas Police Officer
A Black man was fatally shot by a police officer at a gas station in Wolfe City, Texas, Saturday night, and witnesses say it happened while he was attempting to intervene in a domestic situation. According to the man’s family, he was a city worker who was beloved in his community, but what makes this…
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Grand Jury Audio in Breonna Taylor Case Proves LMPD and Witnesses Had Different Stories, but Omits Daniel Cameron's Recommendations to Jurors
At the behest of a juror involved in grand jury proceedings into the killing of Breonna Taylor by officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Friday delivered recordings of the deliberations, which show there were in fact conflicting stories between the witnesses on the night of the shooting…
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After 2 Years, No Charges Will Be Filed Against Chicago Cop Who Fatally Shot Black Security Guard
In 2018, Jemel Roberson, a Black security guard, was restraining an active shooter when he was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer. Two years later, the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has announced no charges will be filed against the officer, CNN reports. “After an extensive and thorough review of…
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Maryland County Reaches $20 Million Settlement in Fatal Police Shooting of Handcuffed Man
In Maryland, officials for Prince George’s County have agreed to pay $20 million to the family of a man who was shot and killed by a police officer while handcuffed in a police cruiser. The Baltimore Sun reports that Michael Owen Jr., the officer responsible for shooting William Green, has been in jail since being…