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Category: Police Shooting
Coverage and updates on police shootings affecting Black and Brown communities
DC Police Fatally Shoot Man Initially Found Asleep in Car With Gun, Release Edited Cam Footage
D.C. police released body camera footage Thursday of the fatal police shooting of a man in a car in Northeast, Washington, DC, after the department […]
NC Civil Rights Leaders Asking for DOJ Investigation into the Shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
Civil rights activists and religious leaders met with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday to request that the Department of Justice investigate the fatal […]
Newly Released Bodycam Footage Leads to Civil Rights Investigation in Ronald Greene Murder, Family has Filed a Federal Lawsuit
Previously unseen bodycam footage released two years after the incident took place revealed officers punching and dragging 49-year-old Ronald Greene moments before his death. What […]
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Requests Aggravated Sentence for Chauvin
The state’s attorney general has requested the former Minneapolis police officer receive a harsher sentence for his role in the death of George Floyd. What […]
Sacramento Using Virtual Reality Training to Improve Policing, Confront Bias
The new training will focus on critical decision-making, and de-escalation techniques in addition to peer intervention training as police departments face increased pressure to reform. […]
North Carolina Sheriff Identifies Deputies Involved in Andrew Brown Jr. Shooting, Returns 4 to Duty
The three officers that will remain on administrative leave are named Daniel Meads, Robert Morgan, and Aaron Lewellyn. What We Know: Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy […]
FBI Opens Civil Rights Investigation into Andrew Brown Jr. Shooting
The FBI confirmed Tuesday that it would investigate the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. What We Know: Brown is a black man from Elizabeth City, […]
Video Showed Andrew Brown Jr. with Hands on Wheel before N.C. Deputies Shot Him, Family Says
In the 20 seconds of bodycam footage, Andrew Brown Jr.’s family could see, Brown was complying with officers’ orders. What We Know: After watching 20 […]