Killing

The family of a 35-year-old deaf and developmentally disabled man shot Tuesday by Oklahoma City police are criticizing the department, calling for an officer’s arrest and asking for independent investigations. In a statement released Friday, the family of Magdiel Sanchez said they are devastated by the death of “a friendly and kind young man, (who) … Read more

HUNTINGTON BEACH – A new video surfaced Saturday, Sept. 23, of the Huntington Beach police officer shooting and killing a suspect outside of a 7-Eleven, with this one showing the male aggressively approaching the officer. Previous versions did not show as much of the encounter before the shooting. At the end, this version appears to … Read more

The family of a Florida man who died after being repeatedly Tased by Georgia sheriff’s deputies are seeking a federal investigation into his death. Chase Sherman was returning home with his parents and fiancee from a family wedding in November when he appeared to begin hallucinating. According to subsequent news reports, as the family continued … Read more

The parents of an unarmed man who was fatally shot by officers before being hit by a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car are demanding prosecution, according to the family’s attorneys. “I’m never going to be able to hug my son again. We’re never going to be able to spend holidays with him again. He’s … Read more

Oklahoma City police officers who opened fire on a man in front of his home as he approached them holding a metal pipe didn’t hear witnesses yelling that he was deaf, a department official said Wednesday. Magdiel Sanchez, 35, wasn’t obeying the officers’ commands before one shot him with a gun and the other with … Read more

A former Oregon Police Officer is suspected committing a double murder of his own parents. On September 14, 2017 at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers of the Nampa Police department responded to an address in the 1900 block of West Flamingo on report of an unattended death. When officers arrived they found two bodies at a … Read more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – After the Little Rock Police Department released dashcam footage from the night Roy Lee Richards was fatally shot, attorneys for Richards’ family say the content of the video “confirms” their account of the shooting. In a press release, attorneys for the family alleged that the police department “violated” the Arkansas Freedom … Read more

CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. — The former Colfax deputy town marshal accused of killing his wife was found guilty on Wednesday. On Mar. 26 of 2016, 57-year-old Keith Smith called 911 saying he had just shot and killed his wife, 50-year-old Lisa Smith, at their home at 757 W. Green Street. According to court documents, the … Read more

A former Pennsylvania state trooper who caused the deaths of his pregnant wife and their newborn daughter in what he characterized as a gun-cleaning accident at their home has pleaded guilty to criminal charges. Joseph Paul Miller pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for causing the March 2014 deaths of JoAnna Miller and … Read more

THE BRONX, NY — For the first time in NYPD history, the department has released body-cam footage of cops shooting and killing a civilian in NYC. The killing of 31-year-old Bronx resident Miguel Richards earlier this month was also the first officer-involved shooting ever captured on an NYPD body cam, according to the department. Officers … Read more