Dante Servin, the 46-year-old Chicago police who shot and killed 22-year-old Rekia Boyd was found not guilty on all charges today. Judge Dennis Porter revealed…
One week after being critically injured during an arrest by Baltimore police, 25-year-old Freddie Gray has died, according to family members and a hospital spokesperson. SEE ALSO: 23-Year-Old Shot And Killed By St. Louis County Police After His Mom Calls For Help [VIDEO] Ben Affleck Had Ancestor’s Slave Owning Past Scrubbed From PBS Show, “Finding Your Roots” […]
A police officer was justified when he shot and killed 36-year-oldKendrick Brown, who pointed a gun at officers and did not put it down when ordered to do so, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty announced Friday. Prosecutor McGinty wrote in a letter that Brown “posed a real and immediate threat not only to Sergeant Miller but also […]
MENTOR, OH (WOIO) – A student accused of getting into an altercation with a Mentor High School resource officer has been charged by police. According to the high school, the teen was charged Wednesday with persistent disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and a tobacco violation. A video showing the incident began making the rounds on social […]
The mother of Michael T. Slager, the former North Charleston police officer charged with murder in the death of South Carolina man Walter Scott, said she’s “in denial” about the shooting in an interview withABC News. Breaking her silence, Karen Sharpe said that her 33-year-old son loved being a police officer, adding that he “would […]
In a Wednesday interview with Good Morning America, the brother of a Black South Carolina man who was fatally shot by a White North Charleston police officer said that while the murder charge against the cop is a “positive development,” the family is still apprehensive. “It is unusual right now, but I feel like we have […]
A series of selfies comedian Chris Rock posted to Instagram recently is continuing the conversation surrounding police encounters with African-Americans. The comedian shared photos of himself getting pulled over by police on three different occasions in the last two months. While he’s seen in the passenger, driver, and backseat, the comedian stays optimistic during each encounter, asking his fans […]
In a much-needed break from negativity about police encounters with African-Americans, a Louisville, Ky. officer is winning widespread praise after assisting a woman across the finish line in a 10K race over the weekend, reports USA Today. Louisville Metro Police Lt. Aubrey Gregory offered Asia Ford his arm during Saturday’s Rodes City Run after the […]
UPDATE: 11:20 PM EST: In response to the beating of University of Virginia student Martese Johnson at the hands of ABC agents during his arrest for holding a fake ID on March 17, students have gathered around campus inprotest. While news coverage continues to be surprisingly light following this story, Twitter has been alight for the […]
The Denver Police Department has terminated an officer for using excessive force during an arrest last year. According to the Daily Mail, Officer James Medina was fired last Wednesday after video of an arrest made in July of 2014 surfaced. Seryina Trujillo was arrested after allegedly spitting on a cop during the arrest of her boyfriend. While […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Tamir Rice’s family spoke to local media for the first time Monday. Tamir, 12, was shot by police at the Cudell Recreation Center last month. According to police, Tamir was holding a toy gun and did not raise his hands when commanded. “On Nov. 22nd, two little boys knocked on my […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Family and friends of Raupheal Thomas gathered on Emerling Street at 11 a.m. to march to the Akron Police Department to protest Monday’s deadly shooting. The fatal officer-involved shooting that happened on Monday, November 3. Officers say they responded to a call of two suspicious men on Orrin Street, near […]