shootings
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Maryland White Supremacist Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Shooting Black Man in 2018
A Maryland white supremacist was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday for shooting a Black man in 2018 after a confrontation over the white man’s dog getting loose. HuffPost reports that 26-year-old former Navy cryptologist Brandon Higgs was originally sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty in January of first-degree assault,…
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Phoenix Police Now Required to Self-Report Every Time They Point a Gun at Someone: ‘That’s a Traumatic Event’
Phoenix is well known for its oppressive heat and obnoxious Republicans. But with police misconduct rapidly working its way up the power rankings, city officials have announced that Phoenix officers will now be required to document every instance in which they point their gun at someone. CNN reports that a supervisor will review each incident…
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Chicago Ends a Violent 2016 With 762 Murders
Chicago ended 2016 with a record number of shooting incidents and the most homicides in two decades, ABC News reports. According to the report, Chicago closed out the year with 3,550 shooting incidents—in which more than 4,000 people were shot—and 762 murders. That averaged out to more than two murders and almost 10 shootings every…
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69 Shot in Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend
The long Memorial Day weekend in Chicago was a bloody one, with a total of 69 people shot between Friday afternoon and early Tuesday morning, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, of the 69 people, 27 were shot in or near the Harrison District, one of the city’s most violent and heavily patrolled…