Prosecutors: Similar charges warrant 1 trial in Floyd death
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the case of four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of More
September 11, 2020
This category examines those that are marginalized and disproportionately impacted by police brutality, such as police shootings, wrongful arrests and physical abuse of civilians.
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the case of four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of More
September 11, 2020
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd More
September 11, 2020
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for one of four former Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyd's death is highlighting More
September 10, 2020
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press A Black man who had run naked through the streets of a western New York city died of asphyxiation after... More
September 2, 2020
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A grainy video posted Wednesday shows the fatal shooting of a Black man by Los Angeles... More
September 2, 2020
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawyer for Breonna Taylor's family said prosecutors offered a plea deal to an accused drug More
September 2, 2020
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Black man was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after he was... More
September 1, 2020
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors have urged a Minnesota judge not to dismiss the charges against one of four former More
August 25, 2020
A former Minneapolis police officer involved in George Floyd's arrest told investigators that he was focused on crowd control and minimized his role in More
August 17, 2020
By JEFF BAENEN Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for More
August 14, 2020
By JEFF BAENEN Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to try four fired Minneapolis police officers jointly in George More
August 13, 2020
When the complete police body camera footage of the George Floyd killing was leaked to a British media outlet, Minneapolis judge Peter Cahill had little... More
August 13, 2020
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Wednesday declined a prosecutor's request to revoke the bond for the officer who killed More
August 13, 2020
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The parents of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after officers in suburban Denver stopped More
August 11, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Police officers in Massachusetts fired more than 30 shots at a man who suffered from mental... More
August 11, 2020
By JIM SALTER Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s top prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former police officer More
July 30, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department’s use of plainclothes officers and an unmarked minivan to haul... More
July 30, 2020
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge on Tuesday lifted a gag order in the criminal case against More
July 21, 2020
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for a coalition of news organizations are scheduled to appear in a More
July 21, 2020
The death of George Floyd, and subsequent criminal charges brought against the Minneapolis police officers involved, caused reverberations around the world, making it one of... More
July 16, 2020