Tag Archives: Police brutality

When will enough be enough? In a new case of police brutality against Blacks, a former Akron, Ohio police officer is under firing after body camera footage showed him shoving a Black man’s face into the snow. Former officer John Turnure was seen forcing snow into Charles Hicks II’s mouth …

The arrest of the suspect in the mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, has drawn parallels with Elijah McClain’s death. Following the video’s release, it was widely assumed that the perpetrator was white, prompting many on Twitter to question police abuse of Black people. Many pointed out that …

Following the reinstatement of a charge of third-degree murder by a Hennepin County judge on Thursday, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin will be facing an additional murder charge in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin was already charged with accidental murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the …

In the latest incident involving Rochester police officers, a Black mother was pepper-sprayed in front of her 3-year-old toddler during an arrest last month. CNN reports that officers responded to a shoplifting incident on February 22. Body camera footage shows the officer confronting a woman holding her child. The woman shows …

The Fresno Police Department finally released body camera footage that showed the death of a man named Joseph Perez in their custody back in 2017. According to Fox 26 News, the 41-year-old man died on May 10th, 2017. An autopsy performed by the Fresno County Coroner found that his death …

New York Attorney General Leticia James said a grand jury voted against indicting the Rochester police officers involved in the March 2020 death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police pinned him to the ground. “We concluded that there was sufficient evidence surrounding Mr. Prude’s death to …

An unarmed Black man was seen in a now-viral video being punched repeatedly by an NYPD officer while restrained at a subway station. The NYPD police released the footage on Thursday. The clip shows three officers holding 50-year-old Alex Lowery down while another officer repeatedly punches him in the head. …

An incident is being investigated in Rochester, NY, after police pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl after authorities responded to reports of “family trouble.” Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren directed police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan to investigate last Friday’s incident. “This is not something that any of us should want to justify,” Warren said, …

A coroner’s office inquest by the Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office upheld its earlier conclusion that the death of Andres Guardado, who was shot five times in the back by a sheriff’s deputy, was a homicide. CNN reports that the inquest, the first in Los Angeles County in more than 30 years, …

Two additional Tacoma police officers involved in restraining a Black man who died in March after saying, “I can’t breathe,” have been identified. His family accuses the police department of covering it up while the four other officers involved sit at home on paid leave. Manuel Ellis, 33, died of …

A New Mexico Park Ranger was captured on video attacking and tasing a Native American man while he was hiking at Petroglyph National Monument. Over the weekend, Darrell House was out walking his dog through the Petroglyphs at the Piedra Mercado trail, where he says he visits often. House was accompanied …

LeBron James’ commitment to social activism earned him Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. The award celebrates individuals who are dedicated to sportsmanship and impact the world. James used his platform to speak out about police brutality, voting, and inequality. James also helped to lead his team to a championship. James spoke about …

On October 20, a store employee called the police to report a man wearing an orange shirt, carrying a revolver, and attempting to rob the Dollar General where they worked. The suspect was taken down, and now the two officers that fired 42 rounds at the suspect are free from …

A man in Kentucky decided to livestream officers as they carried out an arrest and got punched in the face and arrested himself. According to The Daily Mail, Joe Bennett claims he was hit “with a solid left hook” by the officer after he began livestreaming on Tuesday when he …

Three Baton Rouge police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave after a Louisiana State University football player claimed that he was “violated numerous times” by the officers during a hostile weekend incident.  Freshman LSU wide receiver Koy Moore documented the incident in a lengthy Instagram post on Sunday. …