7/15/15 Video of a fatal Gardena, Calif., police-involved shooting has been unsealed after media outlets demanded its public release, the Associated Press reports. A federal judge ruled in favor of the police dash-cam video’s release, pointing out that the city could not claim any compelling reason to keep the video sealed and adding that there … Read more
8/30/14 Marlon Horton was unarmed when he was shot and killed during a confrontation with an off-duty Chicago police officer last year. And a recently released video recording of the incident has reignited the family’s call for justice, according to Fox Chicago News television. The recording was released in the aftermath of two other high-profile … Read more
VALPARAISO, Ind. — A former northwestern Indiana police officer has been sentenced to 55 years in prison in the slaying of the mother of three of his children. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports 33-year-old Kevin Campbell denied responsibility Friday before being sentenced. Campbell said he wouldn’t rest until he finds the person responsible. Tiara Thomas … Read more
23 Jan 2015 An officer was involved in a fatal shooting for the first time since police in Muskogee, Oklahoma began wearing body cameras, the Tulsa World reports. In the video, Officer Chansey McMillin — who was responding to call that a man outside the Old Agency Baptist Church was telling people his ex-girlfriend “had … Read more
New York City police officers shot and killed a black man who was known to be mentally ill on a Brooklyn street corner on Wednesday afternoon after he pointed what the officers believed was a gun at them, the authorities said. The object, however, turned out to be a metal pipe with a knob on … Read more
Dwayne Thurman yelled out and slapped the back of his attorney Tuesday when he heard “not guilty” twice as the juror read the verdict. But his elation ended about three seconds later when it was made clear the jury had convicted Thurman of second-degree manslaughter for shooting his wife in 2016. The jury of eight … Read more
The mother of Tory Sanders blasted Attorney General Josh Hawley’s decision not to file murder charges against a rural Missouri sheriff. Quinta Sanders says someone needs to be held accountable for the death of her 28-year-old son, who sought help from authorities in Mississippi County after getting lost and running out of gas in the … Read more
The city of Pasadena has settled a lawsuit with the family of Reginald Thomas Jr., an African American man who died after officers shocked him with a stun gun and restrained him in an altercation that later sparked protests. If a judge approves the settlement, Pasadena has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family … Read more
NORRISTOWN >> While calling it “a tragedy of the highest order,” a judge said some jail time is warranted for a former state police trooper who killed his pregnant wife and unborn child as he was cleaning his gun and it discharged in their East Norriton home. Joseph Paul Miller, 37, formerly of the 3000 … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. – A settlement agreement has been reached in a family’s lawsuit over the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old autistic boy during a traffic stop by law enforcement in Louisiana. U.S. District Judge Dee Drell dismissed the suit late Thursday as the parties worked toward a final agreement. Drell’s order says he can … Read more
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana—The cop who killed Alton Sterling called him a “stupid motherfucker” after shooting him six times at point-blank range, videos released Friday show. Officer Blane Salamoni was fired and officer Howie Lake was suspended for three days, Baton Rogue police chief Murphy Paul said Friday. The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office declined to charge … Read more
After nearly two years of investigations and a public outcry over the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul on Friday fired one officer and suspended another as he pleaded with the community to heal the wounds and look forward. Officer Blane Salamoni’s interactions with Sterling in July 2016 violated … Read more