Shooting

KALAMAZOO – The federal lawsuit against an Eaton County sergeant for the death of a 17-year-old unarmed teen can proceed to a trial on two claims for excessive force, a judge ruled Friday. Judge Paul Maloney heard oral arguments Tuesday from attorneys for the family of Deven Guilford and the attorney representing Sgt. Jonathan Frost. … Read more

TROY — Two days after the Tuesday-night shooting of an alleged parole violator by a city police officer, officials would not say whether the 22-year-old man had a weapon. “The investigation is continuing and that information has not yet been authorized for release,” Capt. Daniel DeWolf, a police department spokesman, said Thursday. John Salka, a … Read more

The driver of the truck was identified as 28-year-old Alana Marie Hissong. (Delaware County Jail) SUNBURY, OH – The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office has released video of a deputy-involved shooting that happened last week at the Tanger Outlets near Sunbury. According to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, it started around 8pm on August 8 with … Read more

A recently hired San Jacinto County sheriff’s deputy under investigation for an Aug. 6 shooting that wounded a man also fatally shot two men in separate incidents while serving as an officer with the Beaumont Police Department last year. Sheriff Greg Capers confirmed in a statement Wednesday that deputy Chase Welch shot 48-year-old Vance Chastean … Read more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque Police Department could owe more than $130,000 to a law firm for intentionally withholding documents regarding an officer-involved shooting of a 19-year-old woman during an auto-theft investigation. District Judge Nancy Franchini on Wednesday said the department owes damages and attorneys fees, and must produce the withheld documents in connection with … Read more

Former Portland Police Chief Larry O’Dea brought discredit to the city, delayed reporting his April 2016 off-duty shooting of a friend and then lied to Independent Police Review investigators about the incident while he was still chief, an investigation found. But the city’s human resources director decided not to sustain an allegation that O’Dea “improperly … Read more

Shortly after midnight on June 24, a Kent police officer shot and killed 20-year-old Giovonn Joseph-McDade after pursuing his car into a local cul de sac. It was the third fatal police shooting in King County that month. On Wednesday, King County Executive Dow Constantine ordered an inquest—a fact-finding mission with a six-person jury—into the … Read more

A loud bang rang out through the east end of a sprawling airport terminal. Some knew right away that it was a gunshot, and many were shaken by the terrifying noise. Turned out it was an agent who accidentally shot himself in the foot as he approached a checkpoint at Orlando International Airport around 11:20am. … Read more

Exposing the double standard between police and civilians, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that no criminal charges will be filed against the eight LAPD officers responsible for nearly killing an innocent woman and her daughter. Although the cops ambushed the unarmed women without warning and fired over 100 bullets without provocation, … Read more

Fifteen minutes before he fired 16 shots at Anthony Benavidez, Santa Fe Police Officer Jeremy Bisagna sits in the back of a SWAT team vehicle preparing for confrontation. He loads canisters of liquid pepper spray into a launcher, holding each canister up to his body-worn camera and announcing “OC liquid.” Officers around Bisagna discuss the … Read more

Baltimore officials have agreed to a $400,000 settlement with a man who sued the city after he was shot by police in January 2013. Shaun Mouzon, 35, was shot by officers after they said in charging documents that Mouzon drove his car at them. But Mouzon’s attorney, A. Dwight Pettit, said surveillance camera video he … Read more