police shooting
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California Cop Charged and Taken Into Custody for Fatally Shooting Black Man
A police officer in San Leandro, Calif., has been charged and taken into custody for the fatal shooting of a Black man in April. CBS San Francisco reports that 49-year-old San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher was taken into custody following a hearing on Tuesday, after being charged with voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting 33-year-old…
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Texas Police Officer Charged in the Fatal Shooting of Black Woman Suffering From Schizophrenia
A police officer has been indicted more than a year after fatally shooting a Black woman who suffered from schizophrenia in Baytown, Texas. In May 2019, 45-year-old Pamela Shantay Turner was shot and killed by Baytown officer Juan Delacruz. According to KHOU 11, Delacruz has been charged with aggravated assault by a public servant—a first-degree…
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Candace Owens Blames LeBron James and BLM for Shooting of L.A. Sheriff Deputies
Candace Owens is a special kind of bootlicker. There might not be another Black conservative who has dedicated as much of their platform to getting white people to pat them on the head for denying the existence of systemic racism. I can’t think of another Sunken Place resident who goes out of their way to…
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After Nearly 200 Days, Breonna Taylor's Case Expected to be Heard By Grand Jury
After almost 200 days since she was killed, a grand jury is expected to hear evidence in the case of Breonna Taylor. CNN reports that the grand jury will hear other cases first before eventually moving on to Taylor’s case. Taylor was a 26-year-old Black woman who was killed in her home on March 13…
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'Every 24 Hours It's Pain': Jacob Blake Speaks Out for the First Time Since Kenosha Police Shooting
One of the most interesting and fortunate things about the case of Jacob Blake is that, unlike most high-profile victims of police violence who have become the subject of protests and civil unrest, Blake is alive not only to tell his side of the story but to remind us that behind all the politics, drama…
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Washington, D.C., Police Release Body Cam Footage Showing Officer Shooting a Black 18-Year-Old Within Seconds of Arriving on Scene
After a night of protests, D.C. police have released body camera footage showing a D.C. police officer shooting 18-year-old Deon Kay in the chest. The graphic video—taken from the perspective of the shooter, Alexander Alvarez—does show Kay in possession of a gun, but the quick succession of events laid out by police will likely be…
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Doorbell Camera Footage Appears to Show LA Sheriff's Deputies Firing at Least 15 Shots at Black Man After He Dropped His Gun
On Monday, 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee was fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. Officers claim that Kizzee punched a deputy in the face and was in possession of a gun at the time of the shooting, but activists and witnesses remain unconvinced that the shooting was necessary, which is why the incident inspired protests…
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California Police Officer Charged With Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Black Man in San Leandro Walmart
A San Leandro, Calif. police officer was charged Wednesday in the shooting death of a Black man inside a Walmart, which took place in April. The incident was captured by the officer’s body camera. The New York Times reports that Officer Jason Fletcher of the San Leandro Police Department has been charged with felony manslaughter…
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'We Set the Tone': Bubba Wallace Defends NASCAR's Decision Not Postpone Races in Protest of Police Violence
NASCAR decided not to join the NBA, WNBA and other professional sports leagues in postponing scheduled games in protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver in NASCAR’s Cup series, defended the organization’s decision to resume races on schedule, saying essentially that NASCAR has already proven its commitment to…