Assemblyman Travis Allen made offensive statements Sunday, the same day that the Sacramento Kings honored Clark. The fatal police shooting of 22-year-old unarmed African-American man Stephon Clark, who was shot in his grandmother’s backyard after holding a cell phone last week, sparked national outcry. Activists have stood up for Clark even in the face of […]
Florida cop Jonathan Aledda was arrested and charged with attempted manslaughter after shooting unarmed Black man Charles Kinsey last July.
Police officer Zachary Rosen also was one of two officers involved in the July 2016 shooting death of Ohio man Henry Green. City officials and community members in Columbus, Ohio condemned the action of Ohio cop Zachary Rosen Tuesday after he was caught on video stomping on the head of a handcuffed Black man under […]
Olango’s family condemned the decision by the district attorney, who said the cop’s actions were justified. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said Tuesday there will be no charges against El Cajon, California, police officer Richard Gonsalves who fatally shot unarmed Alfred Olango, 38, four times last year, reports The San Diego Union Tribune. From The Tribune: “The law […]
The Baltimore woman’s mother, Rhonda Dormeus, said there are factors that may have saved her daughter’s life. In an interview with The Baltimore Sun, Korryn Gaines’ mother, Rhonda Dormeus, said her daughter did not heed her boyfriend’s warning to surrender to the police. Gaines’ death received national attention on Tuesday, after news broke that the […]
The family of John Crawford, a Black man who was fatally shot by a White police officer this summer as he held an air rifle…