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St. Paul Police Release Video of Fatal Shooting

A man carrying a raised knife charged at a St. Paul police officer after rear-ending...

Eric Garner’s Mother Speaks Out on Anniversary of His Death

Federal prosecutors said that they won't bring civil rights charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the white...

Police Shooting Poses Buttigieg’s Biggest 2020 Challenge Yet

Fifty-four-year-old Eric Logan was fatally shot by Sgt. Ryan O'Neill, who was responding to a...

LAPD Investigates Officer’s Actions in Costco Shooting

The officer opened fire after Kenneth French, 32, of Riverside, assaulted him without provocation as...

25 Officers Injured in Memphis After Marshals Kill Fugitive

Protesters took to the streets of the Frayser community in anger after the fatal shooting...

Tensions Flare Over New Sandra Bland Video

Lawmakers and Bland's family members say the video proves that Trooper Brian Encinia had no...

Ex-Officer Sentenced to 25 Years in Black Motorist’s Killing

Nouman Raja was the first person in Florida in nearly 30 years to be convicted...

Minnesota Cop’s Trial Raises Questions About Code of Silence

Prosecutors said they had to convene a grand jury to compel officers' testimony because many...

A ‘Harvard Study’ Doesn’t Disprove Racial Bias in Officer-Involved Shootings

The New York Times inaccurately reported an unvetted working paper as a Harvard study that...

Mother of Jemel Roberson Files Federal Lawsuit Over Police Shooting Death of ‘Brave’ Security Guard

Roberson, an African-American security guard who held a suspected shooter at gunpoint, was 26.

Did a Jury Find That a Cop Had Lied About a Fatal Shooting, But Brett Kavanaugh Threw Out the Verdict?

Judge Brett Kavanaugh once ruled against a police shooting victim’s family, blocking financial damages a...

Police Training and Police Killings: USA vs. the Nordic Countries

A meme used mostly accurate stats to draw a somewhat questionable link between the duration...