Tag Archives: Police Shooting

A 19-year-old woman was fatally shot by a Michigan police officer Saturday after exchanging gunfire near a Juneteenth parade. The unidentified woman was taken to a hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries. CNN reports that the officer was not injured during the incident.  “Preliminary investigation indicates the officer, who was working …

Two Louisville Metro Police Officers fatally shot a man late last month after he fled police and “brandished a firearm” during the course of a stolen vehicle investigation. The officers said they attempted to apprehend two men who fled a suspected stolen vehicle around 9:40 a.m. on May 30. Officers located …

Recently released documents show that an internal investigation concluded the officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor should not have fired their weapons.  ABC News reports that Louisville Metro Police Department’s Professional Standards Unit concluded that the officers should have practiced de-escalation tactics instead of firing their weapons. That includes Sgt. John …

Seven police officers are on administrative leave while authorities investigate the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. He was shot and killed outside his home while the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office was carrying out a drug-related arrest warrant on Wednesday. In a press conference, Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooton II promised to be …

On Tuesday, the FBI confirmed there will be a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Andrew Brown Jr.  Brown, 42, was fatally shot by police last week during an arrest in North Carolina.  The announcement comes just one day after the family and their attorneys were allowed to view a 20-second …

The family of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, who was shot and killed by an Ohio police officer Tuesday, is considering filing a lawsuit. The teen’s cousin, Deja Torrence, said the family feels “someone has to be held accountable.” Bryant was shot and killed after calling the police for help when two …

An attorney for the mother of Daunte Wright’s child said the family has received death threats after the 20-year-old was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer.  Thomas Bowers said during a press conference on Friday that the family has received racist emails and calls. Some people have told the family they …

A 17-year-old was shot and killed by Knoxville, Tennessee police after a woman called the police on him. Regina Perkins, the mother of Anthony Thompson’s girlfriend Alexus Page, has since apologized for calling the police that day. Thompson was killed on April 12 in an Austin-East Magnet High School bathroom …

The Wisconsin police officer investigated for shooting Jacob Blake in the back and paralyzing him, will not be charged or disciplined and has returned to work. Insider reports that the City of Kenosha Police Department announced on Tuesday that Rusten Sheskey returned to work at the end of March. According …

In the latest fallout after the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a black man, a white Ohio police officer has been charged with murder Wednesday. After an investigation by the Ohio Attorney General’s office, former Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy was charged by a Franklin County grand jury …

The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, spoke out on Friday and criticized a U.S. Marshal for providing an “inappropriate, uninformed” statement about the death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. According to CBS News, U.S. Marshal Peter Tobin has made multiple claims disputed by Goodson’s family and have not been repeated or …

The shooting death of two black teenagers by a Sheriff’s deputy in a Florida city named Cocoa last week has prompted a statewide investigation and outrage in a community that is now demanding answers. According to CNN, a 56-second dashcam video of the deadly encounter was posted on the Brevard …

When will they stop killing us? Another black man has been shot and killed by police this Monday in Philadelphia after yelling at him to drop his knife, which has sparked violent protests, over 30 injured officers, and led to dozens of arrests. According to the police spokesperson Tanya Little, …

On October 3,  Jonathan Price was shot and killed by police officer Shaun Lucas after trying to defend a woman who was involved in a domestic dispute at a convenience store in Wolfe City, Texas. Price is the latest black man to be shot and killed by police this year. …