A 911 dispatcher, who received a desperate call from a grocery store employee during the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, has been fired after being accused of hanging up on the caller, The Washington Post reports. The complaint, according to WZZM 13, came from Latisha Rogers, an assistant office manager at […]
Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) Superintendent Brent Stephens released a statement on Tuesday. “As the police investigation proceeded last week and culminated in an arrest yesterday, we have maintained very close contact with BPD,” Stephens noted. “Throughout the investigation period, we were assured that this individual did not pose an immediate threat to the Berkeley […]
The family of Joe Garcia, a Texas man who died a few days after losing his wife in a school shooting, has raised more than $2 million to cover various expenses in the wake of the series of tragedies. Joe’s wife, Irma Garcia, is one of two teachers who was killed at Robb Elementary School […]
Markle and Prince Harry, who live in California with their two children, have a reputation for reaching out to communities during difficult times. In 2019, the couple paid tribute to a community in Christchurch, New Zealand after a gunman opened fire on two mosques, killing 50 people and injuring others. “Our deepest condolences. We are […]
Since the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York over the weekend when a 18-year-old targeted Black people to murder, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump has urged President Joe Biden to take action on an anti-Black hate crime bill. Crump is now representing one of the victims’ families who was killed by Payton Gendron The Guardian […]
A gunman opened fire with a rifle Saturday at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in what authorities called a “hate crime and racially motived violent extremism,” killing 10 people and wounding three others before being taken in custody, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was identified as Payton Gendron of Conklin, about 200 miles […]
Aaron Salter, the former Buffalo police officer, is being hailed as a hero after he lost his life while trying to defend others during the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets. Salter, who was working as a security guard at the store, was the first to confront the shooter, Buffalo News reports. The guard fired […]
“Rashard was a standout scholar and student-athlete with a bright future ahead of him,” Anthony Kirchner, a spokesperson for the Crowley school district, said. “Crisis response teams are in place to provide support to students and staff who are grieving, and we urge anyone with information about Rashard’s death to contact the Fort Worth Police […]
A family is grieving the loss of a 3-year-old Philadelphia boy who passed away last week after his father allegedly used him as a human shield in 2019. Yaseem Jenkins was only 11 months old when he was hit in the head, neck, and buttocks while in the backseat of his father’s car, according to […]
Police in the US state of Michigan have released video footage of an officer fatally shooting a 26-year-old Black man in the head, in an incident that has spurred renewed calls for action to stop deadly police violence against Black people in the United States. Patrick Lyoya, 26, was shot dead on April 4 outside […]