Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Sgt. Adams Lin watched helplessly on Saturday as federal marshals seized his personal belongings including his car, clothes, television and furniture, to help pay the expenses of a 23-year-old West Palm Beach man he shot, and paralyzed for life. Attorney Jack Scarola, who won a $22.4 million jury verdict for Stephens … Read more
According to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office, the King County Sheriff’s Office received “multiple calls” just before midnight about gunshots in a neighborhood in the city of Burien. When the deputies arrived, they say they found that a homeowner had fired a “warning shot” in response to a man, later identified as Le, approaching … Read more
In the hours and days shortly after Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke shot a 17-year-old boy to death, his fellow officers allegedly did all they could to make it seem as if he had done nothing wrong. That included falsely stating that the victim had assaulted the officers, ignoring witnesses who saw things differently … Read more
Fort Worth police officer Courtney Johnson — whose charge of aggravated assault by a public servant for shooting a man who was holding a barbecue fork was dismissed last month after a mistrial — has been fired, police Chief Joel Fitzgerald said Tuesday. Johnson, 35, was accused of shooting Craigory Adams by recklessly handling his … Read more
Charlotte’s Citizens Review Board has determined that there was “substantial evidence of error” in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police’s decision that the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in September was justified. In a closed session Tuesday evening, the board agreed to hold a second hearing in August to weigh more evidence to see if Officer Brentley Vinson … Read more
The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last year, on Monday announced she has agreed to a nearly $3 million settlement with the Minneapolis suburb that employed the officer. Valerie Castile’s settlement with the city of St. Anthony will avert a federal wrongful death lawsuit. Castile, a 32-year-old … Read more
Three current or former Chicago police officers were indicted Tuesday on charges of conspiring to cover up alleged wrongdoing by Officer Jason Van Dyke in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Detective David March and patrol Officers Joseph Walsh, Van Dyke’s partner that night in 2014, and Thomas Gaffney were each charged with conspiracy, … Read more
25 Oct 2017 The Sacramento Police Department took steps Monday to fire an officer who fatally shot an armed, mentally ill black man last July in North Sacramento, following a yearlong investigation into the controversial incident. The department has finished preliminary paperwork for the termination of Officer John Tennis, according to four sources familiar with … Read more
The family of Genevive Dawes along with her two little girls stood together and asked for justice. Earlier this week, a Dallas County Grand Jury has indicted Dallas Police Department Officer Christopher Hess for aggravated assault after an officer-involved shooting that left Genevive Dawes dead earlier this year. “This is something that can not be … Read more
The New York Police Department (NYPD) let ex-officer Richard Haste avoid responsibility for killing Ramarley Graham by resigning three months ago. But Graham’s family and supporters still seek accountability for other officers’ involvement in his 2012 death. They publicly released internal NYPD documents admonishing Sergeant Scott Morris and Officer John McLoughlin yesterday (June 22), citing … Read more
One of the Seattle police officers who fatally shot Charleena Lyles is under internal investigation for violating department policy by leaving his uncharged Taser in his locker for more than a week leading up to the shooting, the Police Department’s civilian watchdog said Saturday. Officer Jason Anderson, on the force for two years, told investigators … Read more
The family of a black driver killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Minnesota will receive $3m (£2.4m). The shooting of Philando Castile last year made international headlines after his girlfriend broadcast the aftermath live on Facebook. A civil lawsuit for wrongful death has concluded with the news that Valerie Castile, his … Read more