Chicago cop Dante Servin was acquitted of fatally shooting Rekia Boyd in a controversial ruling …
Nearly two years later, as the national spotlight increasingly focused on police shootings of unarmed minorities, then-State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez …
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Two dead, three hurt in Nelson Mandela Bay weekend shootings
Two people were killed and three wounded in three separate shootings in Nelson Mandela Bay at the weekend. The shootings came as police held a …
Police: Multiple shootings throughout Cleveland in past 24 hours
The first shooting happened Friday afternoon around 1 p.m. in the 3200 block of W. 100th Street. Police say a male was shot in the hip. His condition is …
New Windsor man charged in Newburgh shootings
CITY OF NEWBURGH – Newburgh city police have arrested a New Windsor man in connection two recent shootings in the City of Newburgh. Police …
Why Video of Deadly Police Shooting Still Isn’t Public Almost a Year Later
The release of body-camera video captured during officer-involved shootings in Colorado is highly inconsistent. Note that such footage in the August 3 …
Shooting near German synagogue leaves 2 people dead; 1 suspect arrested, police say
HALLE, Germany – At least one person was arrested in eastern Germany Wednesday after at least two people were shot and killed near a synagogue, …
SFPD officer who threatened to call immigration authorities on minority bystanders violated policy
A San Francisco Police officer, who in May 2017 threatened to call … both pertaining to police shootings, are awaiting the commission’s decision.
Police investigate homicide after gunshot victim shows up at KC hospital and dies
Police responded to the hospital about 11:20 p.m. to investigate the shooting. The victim was a man in his 30s. The death is being investigated as a …
Two men shot Saturday night in northwest Champaign
CHAMPAIGN — Police are investigating shootings of two different men late Saturday night on Champaign’s northwest side. According to a Champaign …
Joker: The Scapegoat for a Flawed Culture
If anything, the new “Joker” movie attempts to explain these increasingly common events of uniquely American violence. It is a movie about unattended mental health and classism. It is a character study of how violent monsters are created.