JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The body camera for September’s officer involved shooting has been released by the Jackson County District Attorney. On September 19th Matthew Graves was fatally shot by Officer Daniel Cardenas in the bathroom of the Eagle Point Carls Jr. During this week’s Grand Jury proceedings, that officer testified that the back up … Read more
On Tuesday, the Orlando Police Department admitted that there was no body-camera footage from the three officers who shot a man making threats Monday in the emergency room at Orlando Regional Medical Center. The suspect, 33-year-old Brian Baker, was unarmed and died on the scene. “He made a motion that is consistent with pulling a … Read more
The trial for officers with the Lynchburg Police Department charged with the unlawful shooting of a man in February will be postponed past its originally scheduled start next month. Edward G. Ferron, 41, of Spout Spring, and Savannah Lynne M. Simmons, 22, of Evington, are both charged with unlawful wounding, reckless handling of a firearm … Read more
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Police have deemed this week the deadliest of 2018. As of Friday night, investigators in the city have responded to 5 fatal shootings within one week. The latest victim has been identified by family members as 60-year old, Cynthia Fields. “I just heard shots rang out and I saw my mother … Read more
SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — State police are investigating after a man was shot and killed by a police officer near Allentown. It happened just before 6 p.m. Saturday along Hamilton Boulevard in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County just feet from Dorney Park. Video posted to Facebook shows the man walking toward a South Whitehall … Read more
BRADENTON – The case of a man who was accidentally shot to death by his girlfriend in her Bradenton home has come to light more than five months later.. Despite the finding that the shooting was accidental and no charges were ever filed, a Bradenton police officer has been punished for among other reasons, not … Read more
Two Seattle police officers who unleashed a barrage of gunshots at a fleeing car in the Eastlake neighborhood last year, wounding the driver and a passenger, have been fired after a lengthy internal investigation. In strongly worded disciplinary reports released Monday, Interim Police Chief Carmen Best found that officers Kenneth Martin and Tabitha Sexton recklessly … Read more
An FBI agent who shot a man in the leg after dropping his gun while doing a backflip on the dance floor of a Denver bar is allowed to carry his weapon again on and off duty, officials said Tuesday morning. Chase Bishop, 29, had his protection order amended by a Denver judge during a … Read more
MIAMI – A Miami-Dade corrections officer has been arrested in connection to the shooting of a woman at her home Monday night in Opa-locka. The mother of that victim, Doris Chavarrio, told CBS4’s Peter D’Oench that her 31-year-old daughter Wendy Vazquez is in “really bad condition” after being shot in the chest. “I feel so … Read more
Nearly five months after shooting two men, Independence police cleared one man’s name and released the identity of another man who died from his wounds. The shooting occurred Jan. 30 outside a Dollar General at East 23rd Street and East Westport Road. Mike Becker rushed to the area to protect his wife and child, who … Read more
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Judge Kevin M. Shanahan has sentenced a former New York City police officer to five years in jail for a 2014 shooting incident in Watchung. Wanda Anthony, 48, of Staten Island, NY, must serve a minimum of 42 months in New Jersey State Prison without parole for her conviction for 2nd degree … Read more
South Carolina – The local case involving Julian Betton being shot by police 29 times after entering his home has garnered national attention for its use of police force and the Drug Enforcement Unit’s seemingly ongoing habit of entering residences without first knocking. Recently, the Washington Post wrote an extensive story about a report by … Read more