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Family of Black man killed by Aurora police intends to sue the city

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

The family of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield served notice Monday to the city of Aurora that they intend to file a lawsuit in connection with the August shooting death of…

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Jurors to hear closing arguments in Ohio trial of officer charged in killing

November 18, 2025November 19, 2025 · Breaking News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Closing arguments in the murder trial of an Ohio officer charged in the shooting death of a pregnant Black mother killed in a supermarket parking…

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Trial continues for officer charged with shooting pregnant Black woman

November 12, 2025November 13, 2025 · Breaking News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The murder trial of an Ohio police officer continues Thursday in the 2023 shooting death of a pregnant Black mother he and another officer confronted…

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Former LAPD officer charged with murder in 2015 shooting of unarmed homeless man

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025 · Breaking News

LOS ANGELES — A grand jury indictment was unsealed Friday charging a former Los Angeles police officer in the May 2015 shooting death of an unarmed homeless man…

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Opening statements Wednesday in trial of ex-Illinois officer who killed Sonya Massey

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 · Breaking News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Fifteen months after Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help, was killed in her home, the former…

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Experts say Warren police broke the law in brutal beating of mentally ill man – Detroit Metro Times

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 · Detroit, Michigan Local News

Civil rights attorneys, former law enforcement officials, and mental health experts tell Metro Times that the Warren Police Department’s handling of 26-year-old Christopher Gibson was not only unnecessary…

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Judge denies request by ex-detective convicted in Breonna Taylor raid to delay prison

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 · Breaking News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police detective convicted of using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid is expected to report to…

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Warren police block release of records showing alleged brutality of man in crisis

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 · Detroit, Michigan Local News

City of Warren, via ACLU of Michigan Warren police confront a man having a mental health emergency, leading to him being hospitalized with injuries to…

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New trial for 3 Memphis ex-officers convicted in connection with the beating death of Tyre Nichols

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 · Breaking News

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge ordered a new trial Thursday for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre…

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Authorities arrest ex-sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home

Authorities arrest ex-sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home

August 26, 2024August 27, 2024 · Breaking News

A former Florida sheriff’s deputy charged with killing a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who answered his apartment door while holding a gun pointed toward the ground…

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Bronze statue of John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument

Bronze statue of John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument

August 17, 2024August 24, 2024 · Entertainment

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A large bronze statue of the late civil rights icon leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis was installed Friday, at the very spot where…

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Authorities identify Pelham man shot, killed by officer

Authorities identify Pelham man shot, killed by officer

June 4, 2024June 5, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

NASHUA, N.H. — Authorities have identified a Pelham man who was shot and killed by police Sunday night outside Lowe’s at 143 Daniel Webster Highway. Ryan Prudhomme, 41,…

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#RogerFortson Update: Florida Deputy Eddie Duran Fired For Fatally Shooting Black U.S. Airman After Responding To Wrong Address

#RogerFortson Update: Florida Deputy Eddie Duran Fired For Fatally Shooting Black U.S. Airman After Responding To Wrong Address

June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 · Entertainment

Source: Hurlburt Field/Facebook / facebook Florida Deputy Fired After Fatal Shooting Of U.S. Airman Roger Fortson He was so young with a full life ahead of him. Roger…

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Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing BLM protester in 2020

Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing BLM protester in 2020

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 · Breaking News

FILE – Daniel Perry enters the courtroom at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, May 10, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Thursday,…

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Cleveland Safety Advisor Resigns Citing “Politically-Motivated Character Assassination Campaign”

Cleveland Safety Advisor Resigns Citing “Politically-Motivated Character Assassination Campaign”

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 · Cleveland, Ohio Local News

click to enlarge LinkedIn Phillip McHugh, Bibb’s safety advisor until Thursday morning. Following weeks of debate over the hire of Phillip McHugh, the mayor’s safety advisor announced he…

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Police officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows

Police officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows

April 28, 2024April 28, 2024 · Breaking News

PHILADELPHIA — Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of…

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Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives

Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives

April 26, 2024April 27, 2024 · Technology

The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned…

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Stockton to pay M to family after man suffocates to death while in police custody

Stockton to pay $6M to family after man suffocates to death while in police custody

April 11, 2024April 12, 2024 · Sacramento, California Local News

(FOX40.COM) — The City of Stockton will pay $6M as a part of a settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody in 2020.…

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Two Detroit cops used excessive force when they killed a Black man in 2018, jury finds

Two Detroit cops used excessive force when they killed a Black man in 2018, jury finds

March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 · Detroit, Michigan Local News

A jury has awarded $1.5 million to the family of a Black Detroit man killed by two cops on the city’s west side in October 2018. The jury…

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Tyre Nichols' family to gather for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him

Tyre Nichols' family to gather for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 · Breaking News

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One year ago, Tyre Nichols was driving home to have dinner with his family when he was pulled over by Memphis police who claimed the…

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