A man imprisoned for over 20 years for the 1997 shooting death of another man in New Orleans was freed last week after prosecutors agreed that his conviction should be vacated CBS News reports. Court records show a motion to vacate the conviction of 47-year-old Cedric L. Dent, in the shooting death of Anthony Milton […]
A community in Lancaster, Texas is mourning the loss of a beloved coach who died when shots were fired at a youth football game on Saturday. Family and friends, who are dedicating tributes on social media, have identified the coach as Mike Hickmon. Video of the tragic incident shows multiple referees first trying to calm […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City correction officer was charged with murder on Friday in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in the Bronx a day earlier, an episode that may have involved a toy gun. Officer Dion Middleton, 45, was arrested Thursday in the shooting of Raymond Chaluisant, the New York […]
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of gunfire, but officers believed he had shot at them earlier from a vehicle and feared he was preparing to fire again, authorities said Sunday at a news conference. Akron police released video […]
Akron police have released footage of the fatal incident involving Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old DoorDash driver who was shot and killed by officers on Monday after he allegedly tried to flee during a traffic stop. The bodycam video, released on Sunday, shows officers chasing down Walker and firing multiple shots after surrounding his car as […]
As the dust settles on “Black Monday,” Whitlock analyzes the annual NFL coach firings together with “Fearless” contributors Steve Kim and T.J. Moe. What is the real motive behind the firing of Miami’s Brian Flores? What does this news tell us about the Dolphins’ commitment to Tua Tagovailoa? Kim breaks down the final moments of […]
A Ohio police officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in 2021 has been cleared of criminal charges according to CBS News. Bryant was killed in April by the Columbus police officer as she seemed to swing a knife at a another young woman, seconds after pushing another woman to the ground. Police came to […]
22-year-old FAMU grad student has been shot at a Tallahassee apartment complex. MaKayla “MK” Bryant passed away after being hit by gunfire at the Providence Pointe Apartments late Wednesday afternoon. She was taken to a local hospital, where she died from her injury later that night. Details around the cause of her death have not […]
McNew and Anderson responded to a robbery call Lyles made, reporting a burglary at her home in 2017. The mother told police she had been out, and when she got back, she found her door open and items missing from her apartment. The officers called for backup saying “We need help,” describing a woman with […]
A Missouri police detective is waiting for a judge to deliver a verdict after his involuntary manslaughter trial in the fatal shooting of a Black man in 2019. The trial for Detective Eric J. DeValkenaere marked the first time in the Kansas City history that an officer has been charged in a fatal on-duty shooting, The […]