Police Shooting

Questions Persist in Shooting of Black Motorist by White Cops

David Protess | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: David Koschman, Howard Morgan Chicago, Racism, Police Shooting, Chicago Crime, Howard Morgan Shot 28 Times, Chicago News

Who is telling the truth in this case -- Howard Morgan or law enforcement? Unfortunately, an obstacle to answering is that much of the forensic evidence was inexplicably destroyed or not collected.

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N.H. Police Chief Killed, 4 Officers Hurt In Shootout

AP | JAY LINDSAY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM | Posted 04.14.2012

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GREENLAND, N.H. — Michael Maloney was only a few days from retirement as chief of a small-town New Hampshire police department. After more than ...

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L.A. Freeway Pursuit Ends In Gunfire, Suspect Killed

AP | JEFF WILSON | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Video, Los Angeles Freeway Pursuit, Karen Rayner, Freeway Shooting, Traffic Stop, Police Shooting, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say a motorist shot to death after a wild auto chase had called 911 during the pursuit, claimed he had a gun an...

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The 29th Bullet Won't End Police Shooting Controversy

David Protess | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Howard Morgan Chicago, Police Shooting, Chicago Crime, Occupy Chicago, Howard Morgan Shot 28 Times, Chicago News

When four Chicago police officers shot a black railroad detective 28 times, it appeared that we would only learn what happened from statements by the cops. But Howard Morgan miraculously survived to tell a different story.

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Police Fatally Shoot Mentally Ill Teen

Eliyahu Federman | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Police Brutality, Police Shooting, Christian Chavez, Crime, Christian Chavez Death, Christian Chaves Shot, Christian Chavez Shooting, Crime News

My heart goes out to the Chavez family. I hope they find some sense of solace and justice, and that the KCSD and police nationwide begin to implement more rigorous mental health training for police officers.

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Police Shooting Suspect Says He Feared For His Life

AP | Posted 02.05.2012

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SALT LAKE CITY—A man accused of fatally shooting a police officer and wounding five others during an Ogden drug raid last month says he feared for h...

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Fierce Clashes Between Students And Police In Greece

AP | Posted 02.05.2012

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ATHENS, Greece -- Several hundred anarchists clashed with riot police outside Parliament, where Greek lawmakers were debating the 2012 budget before a...

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Officers Face Discipline Trial In Sean Bell Shooting

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 12.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- Nearly five years after an unarmed man died in a barrage of 50 police bullets following his bachelor party in Queens, two of the shooters ...

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Off-Duty Cop Kills Teen, Wounds 3 Others While Thwarting Pizzeria Robbery

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Rockford Police, Marie's Pizza, Police-Involved Shooting, 16-Year-Old Shot, Rockford IL, Rockford Pizzeria, Deputy Police Officer, Off-Duty, Police Shooting, Robbery Attempt, Chicago News

A robbery attempt at a Rockford pizzeria where a deputy police officer was off-duty led to a shootout that killed a 16-year-old suspect and wounded th...

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London Riot Seems All Too Familiar

Turnstyle | Posted 10.10.2011

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Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered ...

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(WATCH) Fugitive Siblings Flee Police

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 10.09.2011

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ATLANTA -- The three siblings accused of opening fire at a Florida officer and then robbing a bank in Georgia escaped police pursuit after shooting ou...

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(WATCH) Fugitive Siblings Extremely Dangerous: Sheriff

AP | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Bank Robbery, Manhunt, Tampa Bay, Fugitive, Southern Crime Spree, Dougherty Siblings, Police Shooting, Florida Crime, Crime News

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — A Tampa Bay area sheriff says he hopes three fugitive siblings accused of shooting at a police officer in Florida and ro...

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GRAPHIC VIDEO: Cops Checking Muni Fares Kill Fleeing Suspect

Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Bayview Police Shooting, Video, Shooting, Muni, Bayview Shooting, San Francisco Police Department, Greg Suhr, Bayview Police Shooting Video, Sfpd, Muni Police Shooting Video, Sfpd Greg Suhr, Muni Shooting, Police Shooting, Cops, San Francisco News

UPDATE: According to The Examiner, Kenneth Harding, the 19-year-old killed by San Francisco police in a shootout Saturday, was a convicted pimp accuse...

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GRAPHIC VIDEO: Cops Checking Muni Fares Kill Fleeing Suspect

Aaron Sankin | Posted 09.16.2011

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On Saturday afternoon, a 19-year old man was shot and killed by police conducting a routine Muni fare inspection in the Bayview. (SCROLL DOWN FOR A...

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Cops Shot Teen Three Times As He Lay Dying Post Katrina

AP | Posted 09.13.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — A forensic pathologist has testified that a teenager gunned down by police on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina was sho...

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San Francisco Police Kill Man On Transit Platform

AP | Posted 09.03.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — A man reportedly armed with a knife on a Bay Area Rapid Transit station platform was shot and killed by police, transit official...

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Suburban Cop Accused Of Shooting Spree To Appear In Court

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brian Dorian, Chicago Suburbs, Lynwood Police, Will County, Police Shooting, Lynwood Cop Shooting, Police Misconduct, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago police officer suspected in a shooting spree in Illinois and Indiana that left one man dead and two other people wo...

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Christopher Monfort Could Face Death Penalty In Seattle Police Shooting Case

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEATTLE — A prosecutor says he'll seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing a Seattle police officer on Halloween. Christopher ...

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Cops Defend Killing Washington Pastor

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPOKANE, Wash. — A Washington pastor who was shot dead by an officer because he was allegedly brandishing a gun had at least 21 incidents in whi...

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Howard Tucker Shooting Video Released: Police Release Footage Of Fatal Shooting Of Man Who Rammed Car Into Cop

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Police have released video showing an upstate New York police officer fatally shooting a 37-year-old man who had rammed his car in...

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Feds Open Investigation Into Oscar Grant Case

AP/HuffPost | PAUL ELIAS and GREG RISLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Department of Justice's civil rights division will investigate a white former transit officer who was convicted in state cou...

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Ax-Toting Man Shot, Killed By Police At California Market

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Police in southern California have fatally shot a man they say threatened an officer with an ax during a confrontation with ...

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Cops Shoot, Kill Guard In Bar Brawl

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Police say officers breaking up a brawl at a New York City bar shot one armed man dead and wounded another. They say Kevin White was...

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Times Square Shooting Leaves One Dead Outside Marriott Marquis Hotel

AP | TOM HAYS and CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A plainclothes cop chased a scam artist through sidewalks crowded with holiday shoppers and tourists Thursday in the heart of Times S...

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Queens Teen Shot 11 Times By Cops

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A teenager killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the weekend was shot 11 times, the medical examiner's office said...

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