unjustified shooting
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Fatal Police Shooting of Washington, DC, Motorcyclist Terrence Sterling ‘Unjustified,’ Internal Investigation Finds
An internal investigation has found that the Washington, D.C., police officer who shot and killed unarmed motorcyclist Terrence Sterling had no reason to pull his weapon, let alone fire it, since he was in no danger. According to the Washington Post, which obtained the review, Officer Brian Trainer, who fired the fatal shots, and his…
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Grand Jury to Investigate Alleged Police Cover-Up in Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald
A grand jury will hear evidence of a possible cover-up by several Chicago police officers surrounding the death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager who was fatally shot by a white officer, Reuters reports. Patricia Brown Holmes, a special prosecutor appointed in July, told Reuters that she motioned for a grand jury Monday so that “people…