2 h. ago Fury as police marksman who was cleared of murdering violent gangster Chris Kaba now faces gross misconduct hearing

A police marksman acquitted of murdering a violent gangster now faces a 'nonsensical' disciplinary hearing to the fury of MPs and officers.

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2 h. ago Fury as armed officer who shot Chris Kaba to face disciplinary hearing

Martyn Blake, 41, was cleared of murder in October but will have to face misconduct proceedings over the shooting.

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3 h. ago Fury as Met firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct hearing

Sgt Martyn Blake shot dead Chris Kaba during a police stop in Streatham in September 2022

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5 h. ago Met Police officer who shot Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct proceedings

Sgt Martyn Blake was cleared of murdering Chris Kaba, 24, by a jury at the Old Bailey in October last year

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5 h. ago Police officer who shot Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct proceedings

Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake was cleared of murder in October and force bosses argued he should not face a disciplinary hearing.

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5 h. ago Met firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct hearing

Sgt Martyn Blake shot dead Chris Kaba during a police stop in Streatham in September 2022

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3 d. ago New bodycam reveals the shocking moment Weezer bassist's wife was shot by cops in her LA backyard

On Friday, LAPD released bits of bodycam and security footage, as well as audio clips from 911 calls from when Jillian Lauren, Weezer bassist Scott Shriner's wife, was shot by police officers.

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4 d. ago Nearly 40 years after a Miami realtor was shot in her office, police say they have arrested a suspect

Old fingerprint evidence was the key to cracking the case, police said

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5 d. ago Calls for inquiry after German police kill black man outside nightclub

Officer suspended after shooting 21-year-old man from behind in Oldenburg in north-west GermanyCivil rights activists in Germany have demanded an independent inquiry into alleged police racism after an officer shot a 21-year-old black man from behind, killing him after an altercation outside a nightclub.The 27-year-old officer has been suspended from duty over the shooting early on Sunday morning in the city of Oldenburg in north-west Germany pending a murder investigation, said state prosecutors. Fatal police shootings are relatively rare in Germany and prosecutors were quoted in local media as saying the suspension and investigation were “routine”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Convicted murderer on run after escaping from Scots prison as public warned 'not to approach'

Raymond McCourt was jailed in 1993 and handed a life sentence after he murdered shopkeeper Khalid Mahmood and shot a police officer.

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8 d. ago Jean Charles de Menezes’s mother says ‘everyone should watch’ TV drama about his killing

Disney+ series revisits killing of Brazilian man wrongly identified as a terrorist by Met police officers in 2005The mother of a man shot dead by police in a London Underground station after being mistaken for a terrorist has said “everyone should watch” a new dramatisation of her son’s killing.Jean Charles de Menezes was shot seven times by two police marksmen in Stockwell tube station on 22 July 2005. De Menezes was wrongly identified as one of the fugitives involved in a failed bombing two weeks after the 7/7 attack in London, which killed 52 people. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lawyers file wrongful death notice against Idaho city for family of boy shot by police

A California law firm notified the city of Pocatello, Idaho, of its intention to file a federal wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of Victor Perez, a 17-year-old boy with intellectual disabilities who was shot multiple times by four police officers

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2 w. ago Weezer bassist's wife shot by police and charged with attempted murder

She was shot by police after allegedly firing at officers during a wild chase in Los Angeles and she was then charged with attempted murder.

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2 w. ago Weezer bassist Scott Shriner's wife shot by police and charged with attempted murder

Jillian Lauren, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was shot by police after allegedly firing at officers during a wild chase in Los Angeles and she was then charged with attempted murder

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2 w. ago Weezer bassist’s wife shot by LA police and booked for attempted murder

Jillian Lauren treated for non-life-threatening wound after incident where officers searched for hit-and-run suspectsWeezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife was shot by police on Monday as officers searched for hit-and-run suspects in her Los Angeles neighborhood.Jillian Lauren, 51, was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound at a local hospital after the incident, but later booked for attempted murder, according to Los Angeles police. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Weezer bassist’s wife shot by LA police and charged with attempted murder

Jillian Lauren treated for non-life-threatening wound after incident where officers searched for hit-and-run suspectsWeezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife was shot by police on Monday as officers searched for hit-and-run suspects in her Los Angeles neighborhood.Jillian Lauren, 51, was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound at a local hospital after the incident, but later charged with attempted murder, according to Los Angeles police. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dangerous dog on the loose for days after attacking officer shot dead by police

Police shot dead the American Bully, which had mauled one of their officers, on Monday evening after spending hours attempting to safely capture the dangerous dog

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3 w. ago Man shot dead at train station by police after running at officers with a knife is named

He was seen on police bodycam and CCTV with a blade in his hand sprinting towards cops outside the city station's entrance on Tuesday, April 1, at 1.04pm.

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4 w. ago Police issue update after man shot dead by armed officers at train station

Thames Valley Police said a man carrying a knife "moved at speed" towards officers

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4 w. ago Man shot dead by armed officers at station was carrying a knife, police say

Officers were called to Milton Keynes railway station after reports of a man carrying a gun.

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