This category examines those that are marginalized and disproportionately impacted by police brutality, such as police shootings, wrongful arrests and physical abuse of civilians.
Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights face federal sentences that one expert says could range from less than five... More
February 25, 2022
Jurors in the trial for the only person criminally charged in the deadly 2020 raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor visited the... More
February 25, 2022
Brett Hankison fired 10 shots in the raid. None hit Taylor, but prosecutors said they endangered the couple and child who lived next door. More
February 24, 2022
Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were convicted of depriving George Floyd of his right to medical care as the Black man was... More
February 24, 2022
Brett Hankison, one of three police officers involved in the March 2020 raid that led to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, was acquitted. More
February 23, 2022
Ex-cop Brett Hankison faces 3 counts of wanton endangerment for shooting into Taylor's neighbor's apartment. More
February 23, 2022
Twelve people began deliberations Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis officers who are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights during the... More
February 23, 2022
A second teen has been arrested in the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Amir... More
February 23, 2022
Brett Hankison is charged with three counts of wanton endangerment, a low-level felony punishable by up to five years in prison. More
February 23, 2022
Opening statements began in the trial of Brett Hankison, one of the police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. More
February 23, 2022
Opening statements began for Brett Hankison, one of the police officers involved in the March 2020 raid that led to the shooting death of Breonna... More
February 23, 2022
Opening statements are set to begin Wednesday in the trial of Brett Hankison for his involvement in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor. More
February 23, 2022
The three are charged with depriving George Floyd of his right to medical care when Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9... More
February 23, 2022
A jury has been seated in Brett Hankison's trial as he faces charges related to the raid that killed Breonna Taylor. More
February 22, 2022
Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao are charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care as Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck... More
February 22, 2022
Brett Hankison is the only officer charged in the case. None have been charged in connection to Breonna Taylor's death. More
February 22, 2022
Former officer Brett Hankison faces 3 counts of wanton endangerment in connection with the botched raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment. More
February 21, 2022
Thomas Lane said he asked twice if George Floyd should be rolled onto his side, and Officer Derek Chauvin told the officers that Floyd would... More
February 21, 2022
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who sentenced white former Officer Kim Potter on Friday to two years in prison for More
February 18, 2022
The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright was sentenced Friday to... More
February 18, 2022
The Rev. Al Sharpton told the hundreds gathered Thursday for the funeral for Amir Locke that the 22-year-old Black man who was shot by Minneapolis... More
February 17, 2022
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's killing More
February 17, 2022
The suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright will be sentenced Friday for manslaughter. More
February 17, 2022
J. Alexander Kueng, one of three officers charged in connection with George Floyd's death, said he deferred to Derek Chauvin. More
February 16, 2022
Minnesota prosecutors have apparently backed away from their pursuit of a longer-than-usual sentence for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun... More
February 16, 2022
The funeral for Amir Locke, the 22-year-old Black man who was shot by Minneapolis police executing a search warrant, will be held Thursday in the... More
February 15, 2022
A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's killing testified Tuesday that he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd's medical... More
February 15, 2022
Federal prosecutors rested their case Monday against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights, after a contentious day of trial... More
February 14, 2022
Lawyers wrapped up their individual questioning of potential jurors in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the raid that left Breonna Taylor... More
February 11, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A woman who was 17 when she came upon Minneapolis police pinning George Floyd to the street testified Friday at... More
February 11, 2022
