ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy who was involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is resigning, the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Friday. The statement from Sheriff Tommy S. Wooten II provides no reason for Aaron Lewellyn’s departure. The deputy is using […]
Texas Off-Duty Officer Arrested and Charged After Following, Shooting Several Shots at Unarmed Black Woman A Texas officer has been arrested and is no longer on the force after shooting an unarmed Black woman earlier this week. Police officials have said the incident may be a possible case of road rage. Lacresha Murray of Copperas […]
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A North Carolina prosecutor said Tuesday that sheriff’s deputies were justified in fatally shooting Andrew Brown Jr. because the Black man struck a deputy with his car and nearly ran him over while ignoring commands to show his hands and get out of the vehicle. District Attorney Andrew Womble said at […]
A community is rallying around an Oklahoma veteran and father who has been charged with first-degree murder after defending his marijuana business. LaRue Bratcher, 34, has been in prison for almost a year after he fatally shot a white man attempting to burglarize his shopop, Premium Smoke, LLC in Oklahoma City. “Someone broke into his place,” […]
A Florida District of Appeal voted unanimously last week to uphold the conviction of a former Palm Beach police officer who fatally shot a Black driver who was pulled over after his car stalled on the interstate. Nouman Raja’s attorneys argued that his 2019 convictions for manslaughter and attempted first-degree murder for the 2015 killing […]
A Georgia judge has scheduled a trial date for the three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was shot while jogging last year. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley announced on Friday that the trial will take place on Oct. 18, ABC News reported. The men involved in the killing are Greg […]
Activists are calling for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Superintendent David Brown to resign following the police shooting of a 13-year-old boy, according to CBS2 Chicago. The demands arose following the fatal police shooting of Adam Toledo which took place on March 29. However, body camera footage of the incident was released last week […]
A lawyer representing the family of a man fatally shot by an off-duty Pentagon security officer is now demanding prosecutors to release surveillance video of the shooting at the Takoma Overlook condos located in Takoma Park, Maryland. Attorney Malik Shabazz says in the interest of transparency, the State Attorney John McCarthy should release all images […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Newly released video that shows a Chicago police officer fatally shoot a 13-year-old will be key evidence when prosecutors consider a case against the officer and are confronted with both the emotions surrounding the chilling footage and legal precedent that makes it difficult to bring charges against law enforcement. Video of last […]
The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop will now be charged with second-degree manslaughter, a prosecutor said Wednesday according to USA Today. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput told USA TODAY that Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, would be charged. […]