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Watch: Did a Former St. Louis Cop Plant a Gun on a Suspect After Fatal Shooting?
A former St. Louis police officer is facing first-degree murder charges in the 2011 fatal shooting of a driver authorities said was believed to have been involved in a drug deal. New video of the incident, obtained by several news outlets, appears to show the officer pointing a personal weapon at the driver and then,…
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2 Young People Shot Dead at J’Ouvert Parade in NYC
Tyreke Borel, 17, and Tiarah Poyau, 22, were shot and killed in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Monday at the J’Ouvert parade, according to the New York Daily News. Tyreke, who was studying to be a car mechanic, was shot in the chest at 3:45 a.m. and was said by police to…
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Not a Victim: Korryn Gaines Was Standing Her Ground
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. On Aug. 1, three police officers arrived at Korryn Gaines’ Baltimore County apartment to arrest both Gaines and her boyfriend, Kareem Courtney, 39. Courtney was wanted on an assault warrant. Gaines was wanted on a failure-to-appear warrant that started over traffic tickets.…
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Korryn Gaines May Have Been a Sovereign Citizen. Here’s What You Need to Know
On Aug. 1, Korryn Gaines reportedly holed herself up in her Baltimore home refusing police entry. The reason the police were there in the first place is still sketchy. Initially it was reported that the 23-year-old mother was being served a warrant for a failure to appear in court, and now news has come out…
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Charles Kinsey, Therapist Shot by North Miami Police, Files Federal Lawsuit
Charles Kinsey, the 47-year-old unarmed behavioral technician who was shot by North Miami police as he tried to assist his autistic patient, is suing the officer who shot him. Kinsey has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming that Police Officer Jonathan Aledda and others wrongfully arrested him and used excessive force, the Miami Herald reports. The…
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NYC Dad Shot Dead Trying to Retrieve Son's Stolen Baseball Hat
A Brooklyn, N.Y., father was killed after he took back his son’s baseball cap from one of the teens who’d stolen it, authorities say. It all started Saturday when 17-year-old Gerald Sealey was playing basketball outside in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. Three teens roughed Gerald up and took his Don C Oakland Raiders baseball cap. The…
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Youngest Victim in Pulse Nightclub Shooting Pleaded to 911 Dispatcher, 'I Don't Want to Die'
Akyra Murray, 18, had just graduated from West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia. She was set to play college basketball at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa. On June 12, she had traveled with her family to Orlando, Fla., and gone out to Pulse nightclub to celebrate the closing of one chapter in her life…
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An Ill. Woman Fired Warning Shots to Scare Off Man Who Had Just Killed Her Fiance. Now She Sits in Jail. How’s That Justice?
Here is what the law tells us: You have a right to protect yourself. Here is how the law is applied: If you are black and attempt to protect yourself, it’s highly likely that you will be arrested for protecting yourself. There is nothing new here. We all know that the application of the law…