A 27-year-old Black woman was shot and killed by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy after calling 911 to report that her boyfriend was abusing her. According to a report from the sheriff’s department, Niani Finlayson made the call on Dec. 4 and said her boyfriend was not leaving her alone. The report adds that “screaming […]
After the gunshot at around 9:30 a.m. EST, the injured South Vermillion High School student was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening wounds, the school district wrote on Facebook. The town of Clinton, Indiana, where the school is located, is situated on the state line between Indiana and Illinois, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) west […]
A South Carolina mother and her two daughters were involved in a crash with Charleston County deputy that took the lives of the three women. Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano talked about what happened during the Sunday’s crash that involved one of her deputies that killed three people. Sheriff Graziano says on May 8 around 11 […]
(BPRW) A Message from RADM Felicia Collins, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and Director of the HHS Office of Minority Health (Black PR Wire) Today marks the start of National Minority Health Month 2022, a chance for us to spotlight the disproportionate burden of premature death and illness in racial and ethnic minority […]
A North Carolina sheriff deputy has been fired after cell phone video footage captured him placing his knee on the neck of a Black man according to WITN. The Washington County Police Department Deputy Aaron Edwards arrested Gary Thomas for marijuana possession. A video of the arrest, captured by Thomas’ girlfriend, shows the incident escalated into […]
“I don’t know where the entry point is he won’t tell me where he shot him,” a woman is heard saying. “I’m trying to protect my daughter and my wife,” Deputy Hash said on the phone. “People are hostile right now.” As sirens blaze louder and louder, one of the witnesses runs over to him […]
However, Scarola says Stephens had a hard life after he was paralyzed from being shot by police. At the time of his death, Stephens had been in a hospital for three weeks leading up to his death. “I hope that as a consequence of the resolution of his case that he had some relief. But […]
A Louisiana woman was fatally shot in a police-involved incident after she allegedly yelled racists slurs at a group of construction workers and later attempted to run law enforcement over with her car. The incident took place on Sept. 1 when authorities answered calls about a disturbance involving an unidentified woman and a group of […]
A Florida County Sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer who slammed a Black teenage student to the ground earlier this year won’t face criminal charges, State Attorney Monique Worrell announced on Tuesday, Aug. 17 according to Click Orlando 6. A video captured a 6-year-old Liberty High School student Taylor Bracey was slammed to the ground […]
The officer asked “Where do you live?” and “Are you OK?”Trigg tries to walk away, however, the officer grabs her arm and prevents her from leaving.“We got a call that you were jumping out in front of cars,” the deputy said. “No, I wasn’t,” Trigg replied. The family alleges during the encounter, Trigg was able […]