39 h. ago Trial decision expected in case of Michigan police officer who killed Black man in 2022

A prosecutor says he will announce Thursday whether to hold a second trial for a Michigan police officer who fatally shot a Black man in the back of the head after a tumultuous traffic stop

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61 h. ago Police officer who fatally shot unarmed man may face misconduct proceedings

Sean Fitzgerald, 31, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest after leaving a property in Coventry on January 4 2019.

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3 d. ago Death Row inmate's heartbreaking final six words before police killer died by lethal injection

Benjamin Ritchie was put to death via lethal injection around 6am UK time after more than 20 years on death row after he was convicted in the fatal shooting of a police officer

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8 d. ago Man wrestled gun away from California police officer before another fatally shot him, video shows

A video released by a Southern California police department shows a man wrestling a gun away from an officer and getting into her police car before another officer shoots and kills him

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1 week ago Biker dead after horror crash involving lorry on Scots road as police launch probe

Police Scotland officers are appealing for witnesses following the fatal crash.

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2 w. ago Trial of Michigan police officer charged in fatal shooting of Congolese immigrant ends in hung jury

The trial of a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Black man has ended in a mistrial

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2 w. ago What happened with the 5 police officers accused of crimes in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating

Three of five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers have been acquitted on all state charges in the 2023 fatal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols

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2 w. ago Jury deliberates for 2nd day in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Jurors are deliberating for a second day in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with second-degree murder in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

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2 w. ago Milwaukee prosecutor clears Ohio police of wrongdoing in fatal shooting near GOP convention

A Wisconsin prosecutor has cleared police officers from Ohio of criminal liability in a fatal shooting near the Republican National Convention last summer

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2 w. ago Father of teen fatally shot by Cincinnati police allegedly kills officer with his car

Man who became distraught after viewing footage of the fatal shooting of his son crashed into officer the next day, authorities sayThe distraught father of an 18-year-old shot and killed by police in Cincinnati allegedly killed a police officer with his car less than 24 hours after the death of his son.The double killing has shocked the Ohio city amid ongoing concerns about American law enforcement’s involvement in lethal encounters with citizens. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police expert testifies that officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols used excessive force

Expert testifying for the defense acknowledged that Memphis officers’ blows were unnecessaryA police training expert testifying on Saturday as a defense witness in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols acknowledged that kicks and punches to Nichols’ head were unnecessary and excessive.Don Cameron took the stand on the sixth day of the trial of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who have pleaded not guilty to state charges including second-degree murder. They already face the prospect of years in prison after they were convicted of federal charges last year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Did a police officer's Taser pose a threat against him? Murder trial centers on weapon

A Michigan jury is considering whether a former police officer was justified in fatally shooting a Black man who had taken the officer's Taser and was facedown in a struggle

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3 w. ago Moment 'XL Bully' is fatally Tasered by police after it was 'set on officers by owner' during arrests over 'men with machetes' in park

*GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING* Officers were called to Nutsford Vale Park in Levenshulme, Greater Manchester on Friday evening following reports of men being seen with machetes.

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