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 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of nine victims killed in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church have reached a settlement with the Justice Department over a faulty background check that allowed Dylann Roof to purchase the gun he used in the 2015 massacre. The Justice Department will pay $88 million, which includes $63 million for the families of the nine […]
A pregnant woman was fatally shot on a Georgia highway earlier this week. Akeila Ware unborn child also died in the incident. Ware, 29, was taken to the hospital, where she and her unborn baby passed away. According to a Facebook post by Troup County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, the crime occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Troup County Sheriff’s and […]
Cranston was initially arrested at the scene after the shooting, but posted bail and was released hours after Washington’s death. Hummel added there is “no justification” for the use of the weapon by Cranston. Cranston remains in county jail without bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 5 and his plea hearing […]
Surveillance video shows Alvin Motely Jr. was fatally shot by security guard at a Kroger gas station in Memphis, TN according to ABC Memphis 24. The incident, took place on Aug. 7, w the security guard, Gregory Livingston of killing Motley over loud music from a car Motley was a passenger in. Livingston was arrested […]
Earlier this week federal authorities announced they are looking into the shooting death of a Black man by Georgia state trooper, who attempted to stop the driver in 2020 over a broken tail light according to FOX Atlanta 5. The family of Julian Lewis have asking federal investigators to look into the case since a […]
A Tennessee man is now facing charges including attempted murder after law enforcement officials say he shot his neighbor and threatened to kill a Clarksville detective. This all comes after a racially charged altercation last month. On Aug, 27 when Steven Andrew Russell, a white man, was charged with attempted murder after his neighbor was […]
Mississippi Father-Son Found Guilty After They Admitted to Shooting at Black Teens on ATVs, Both Men Now Face More Than 20 Years In Prison A jury has found a father-son duo guilty of several offenses, including felony malicious mischief with a hate crime enhancement. The incident in connection with a Sept. 2020 incident in which […]
Ricky Lamar Hawk, better known as the 23-year-old Atlanta-based rapper Silento, has been indicted for the shooting death of his cousin. On Aug. 3, a Georgia grand jury charged the “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, Billboard reported. […]