police shootings
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In Aftermath of Dallas Cop Sentencing, Will Law Enforcement Finally Pay?
The conviction and imprisonment of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger could represent a new trend where law enforcement officers…
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MORIAL: Five Years After Michael Brown’s Death, Racial Disparities Persist in Ferguson
Stark racial disparities persist not only in Ferguson but in the wider St. Louis region, both economically and in the…
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Chaos Erupts in Memphis after Police Shoot Black Man
Murder in Memphis recently returned to the portal city of Tennessee with the police-involved shooting of Brandon Webber, a 20-year-old…
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MoCo Police-Shooting Investigation Transparency Bill Signed in Law
Montgomery County's Law Enforcement Trust and Transparency (LETT) Act, signed into law earlier this month, comes amid tense relationships between…
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New Bill Mandates Transparency in Police-Shooting Investigations
The police-involved shooting death of Silver Spring, Maryland, resident Robert Lawrence White last summer, and the events that followed, brought…
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Indictments, Trials Finally Come in Police Shootings of Blacks, Minorities
Recent indictments and convictions suggest a swinging pendulum and at least some cracks in the “Blue Wall” that all too…
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Alabama Police: Black Man Mistakenly Killed Shouldn’t Have Shown Gun
Alabama police have shifted blame to the Black man mistakenly killed by an officer responding to reports of gunfire at…
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Mother of Philando Castile Brings Hopeful Message to D.C. Students
In his duties as a coach and teacher at the Kingsman Academy Public Charter School in Northeast, Wiley Brown is…
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Family of Dallas Man Killed by Cop in Own Home Sues City
The family of Botham Jean, a 26-year-old Dallas man shot to death this month in his home by a female…
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Amber Guyger, Dallas Officer Who Killed Botham Jean in His Own Home, is Fired
Dallas Police reported an internal investigation is complete, and Officer Amber Guyger, who killed Botham Jean three weeks ago, has…
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