Shooting

A rap video shoot that incorporated violent props and dramatized a criminal act ended in actual gunfire over the weekend, when cops called to the scene drew their weapons and fired on the set. Police were contacted about an armed robbery going down on the West Side of Detroit on Saturday evening, June 10. The … Read more

The man who sued a Norfolk police officer for nearly shooting him to death agreed Thursday to scrap his lawsuit for nearly half a million dollars. Marius Mitchell settled with ex-Officer Neal Robertson for $425,000, according to City Attorney Bernard Pishko. His lawsuit sought $10 million. Mitchell is “very disappointed” in the settlement but is … Read more

A Pasadena police lieutenant, whose Sierra Madre home was raided by federal authorities in February, may have sold dozens of guns online in the last four years, potentially violating state and federal laws barring officers from making a profit from certain firearm sales, according to dozens of posts on the message board Calguns. An account … Read more

Protesters marching in Appleton are looking for answers after a fatal bar shooting. A Milwaukee man was shot by police and died last weekend at Jack’s Apple Pub. Just before bar close at Jack’s Apple Pub on May 21st, gunshots and chaos were caught on camera. Police responded to the scene and an officer shot … Read more

A Bay County Sheriff’s deputy who has spent two decades on the force, is to spend a month in jail for firing a gun in a high school classroom, One of the bullets hit a teacher. However, if he doesnt get in anymore trouble, he will avoid having a felony on his record. Adam J. … Read more

NASHVILLE, TN – Metro police say a woman and her daughter have been injured in a domestic situation at their Antioch home. It seems likely they were likely shot by police. Michel Guirguis, 52, is accused of breaking into his family’s home last Tuesday morning and planning to attack his wife and two daughters. Police … Read more

The mother of an unarmed man that was shot by a Laredo police officer said authorities are not telling the truth about what happened. Rosa Mendoza, 52, said she believes the 23-year veteran cop shot her son, Edwin Mendoza, for no reason. “I feel distraught as a mother to see what my son is going … Read more

The Atlanta Police Department fired an officer accused of shooting at a tourist from North Carolina near the Georgia dome, officials confirmed. Mathieu Cadeau was fired from his job Thursday citing excessive use of force after authorities said he shot at a man who disregarded his commands while Cadeau was directing traffic. He was placed … Read more

The Littleton Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department released body cam footage from the officer-involved shooting that happened on Friday. Investigators also identified the armed suspect as 25-year-old Deyon Marcus Rivas-Maestas and the deputy as Brad Proulx. According to the sheriff’s office, Deputy Proulx spotted an SUV near County Line Road and Sante … Read more

The parents of a man who was shot and killed by Santa Maria police officers have filed a lawsuit against the department, the city and a number of officers involved in the shooting, seeking monetary damages and increased crisis training for the police department following the deadly altercation. Annabelle Bamforth | The Free Thought Project As … Read more

Jack Burns | The Free Thought Project Oviedo, FL — Newly released body camera footage shows the moments leading up to and after a police-involved shooting in Florida. On September 1st, 2016, Oviedo Police Officer Matthew Danler, 37, discharged his service weapon at least six times into a Chrysler 300 occupied by Jason Scott and his … Read more