A Security Officer Told Police He Was Shot by a Black Man. Turns Out, He’d Shot Himself

In a dimly lit, wooded area on the southwest side of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn., the handgun Brent Ahlers brought to work accidentally discharged, wounding him. As a security officer at the Catholic university, Ahlers knew the school did not typically arm its personnel, and he feared that bringing his weapon on … Read more

[WATCH] After KC Police Shot and Paralyzed a Man, His $4.8M Settlement Remained Secret for Years

In November 2013, Kansas City police investigating a reported carjacking shot Philippe Lora — 20 times, according to his attorney — leaving him partly paralyzed. When Lora filed a lawsuit saying that he was unarmed and that the officers used excessive force, the department paid $4.8 million in one of the largest settlements in the … Read more

Justine Damond Shooting: Officer Noor’s Mental Health Records Probed

Investigators are probing the psychological and medical health records of the two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Australian woman Justine Damond two months ago. The independent body investigating Damond’s death, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), has applied in court to access the unredacted personnel files and medical records of officers … Read more

[WATCH] Body Cam Shows Ohio Deputy Shooting News Photographer – ‘I Thought it Was a Freaking Gun’

Body-cam footage released Wednesday shows an Ohio sheriff’s deputy shooting a news photographer whose camera he mistook for a gun. “Andy, I’m sorry, brother,” Clark County sheriff’s deputy Jake Shaw can be heard saying. “Listen, dude, you pulled that out like a gun out of the back of the Jeep.” Andy Grimm was on his … Read more

[WATCH] City Fires Punta Gorda Police Chief Tom Lewis After Internal Investigation

Move follows the fatal shooting of a retired librarian during a citizen’s training exercise in 2016. PUNTA GORDA — The Punta Gorda police chief has been fired. A Punta Gorda city spokesperson said that despite other media outlets reporting that Chief Tom Lewis had been fired Tuesday, he was not discharged until 10 a.m. this … Read more

[WATCH] Dash Cam Footage Released of Saginaw Township Officer-Involved Shooting

SAGINAW – Dash cam video and audio helped a prosecutor to decide a Saginaw Township police officer did not act with criminal intent in a fatal shooting. Thirty-eight-year-old Farhad Jabbari was stopped for suspected drunken driving by Saginaw Township police on the afternoon of July 19. The video shows this all happened in about nine … Read more