Blog Index Keyword(s): police shooting
Dec 17, 2015 The Iowa Public Information Board decided to take legal action against state and local police agencies who refuse to release video and other records relating to the January 6, 2015 fatal shooting … Continue reading Burlington Police Officer Accidentally Shoots and Kills 34-Year-Old Woman Responding to a Domestic Dispute in Iowa
Dec 26, 2015 Responding to a 911 domestic violence call, Chicago police shot and killed Quintonio LeGrier, a 19-year-old black male. A 55-year-old downstairs neighbor, Bettie Jones, a black female and mother of five children, … Continue reading Chicago Woman Accidentally Shot by Police Responding to a Domestic Violence Call
Apr 18, 2022 Van Dyke avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death | Associated Press Feb 3, 2022 Former officer Jason Van Dyke, who killed Laquan McDonald, released from prison early | The Hill Feb … Continue reading Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Charged with First-Degree Murder in Shooting Death of LaQuan McDonald
Aug 8, 2015: In Arlington, Texas, Police Officer Brad Miller shot and killed 19-year-old African-American Christian Taylor at the scene of a burglary at a car dealership. Taylor was unarmed at the time of the … Continue reading Arlington Texas Police Officer Shoots and Kills Unarmed Man in Car Dealership Burglary
Jul 18, 2017: In Cincinnati, prosecutors said they will not seek a third trial against Ray Tensing. Ray Tensing: Ex-Police Officer Won't Be Retried for Third Time in Murder Case | NBC News Jun 23, … Continue reading University of Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted on Murder Charges for Shooting Black Man
Mar 1, 2015: Los Angeles Police shot and killed Charly Leundeu Keunang (know as "Africa") on Skid Row in Los Angeles when he reportedly resisted arrest. Video shot by a bystander (watch the video in … Continue reading Man on Skid Row in Los Angeles Shot and Killed by Police
On February 10, 2015, 35-year-old Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot and killed by Pasco, Washington Police after throwing rocks at them. A video of the incident shows officers firing shots at Zambrano-Montes as he was running … Continue reading Hispanic Man Shot and Killed by Police in Pasco Washington
Jun 11, 2015: Last night in Des Moines, Iowa, Police Officer Vanessa Miller shot and killed an unarmed 28-year-old white man, Ryan Keith Bolinger, as he approached Miller's police vehicle after a low-speed car chase. … Continue reading Des Moines Police Officer Shoots and Kills Unarmed Ryan Keith Bolinger
Apr 27, 2015: Undersheriff Tim Albin resigned from the Tulsa Police Department. Undersheriff Tim Albin resigns following release of report on Reserve Deputy Robert Bates | Tulsa World Apr 24, 2015: Earlier this week, an … Continue reading Volunteer Police Deputy Shoots and Kills Black Suspect in Tulsa Oklahoma
Dec 7, 2017: U.S. District Judge David Norton sentenced Michael Slager to 20 years in prison, deciding that Slager had in fact committed second-degree murder in the shooting death of Walter Scott. Former S.C. Officer … Continue reading South Carolina Police Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting of Black Man