/tags/police-shootings police shootings en-US WLRN Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:54:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-06-04/mother-of-airman-killed-by-florida-deputy-says-his-firing-alone-wont-cut-it Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran on Friday, about a month after he killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson while responding to a domestic violence call and being directed to Fortson’s apartment. Chantemekki Fortson, Roger Fortson's mother, said the firing was akin to throwing her “a bone.” Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:54:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-06-04/mother-of-airman-killed-by-florida-deputy-says-his-firing-alone-wont-cut-it Associated Press /law-justice/2024-04-16/ben-crump-miami-police-shooting-black-man-mental-health The famed civil rights attorney said the police-involved shooting last month of Donald Armstrong is yet another disturbing instance when police officers fail to handle mental health-related emergency calls and routinely impose criminal charges to justify using lethal force Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-04-16/ben-crump-miami-police-shooting-black-man-mental-health Helen Acevedo, Tim Padgett, Sergio R. Bustos /law-justice/2024-02-20/he-needed-help-how-a-psychotic-unarmed-man-was-killed-by-a-cop-at-a-west-palm-beach-school The first full public accounting of the 2022 death of Romen Phelps, a 33-year-old electrician who crashed into Dreyfoos High School of the Arts while in the throes of a drug-induced mania, shows that a 2-minute clash with a cop - who refused to grant police an interview but was later honored - ended his life. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-02-20/he-needed-help-how-a-psychotic-unarmed-man-was-killed-by-a-cop-at-a-west-palm-beach-school Joel Engelhardt | Stet News /national/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-01/tyre-nichols-funeral-in-memphis-brings-calls-for-justice The Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered the eulogy, called for justice for Nichols and lamented the fact that Nichols was killed in the same city where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:15:00 GMT /national/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-01/tyre-nichols-funeral-in-memphis-brings-calls-for-justice Joe Hernandez /national/2023-01-31/police-statements-tell-the-first-version-of-an-incident-then-video-footage-comes-out Memphis authorities initially said Tyre Nichols was taken into custody after two "confrontations" with police. Video footage released later shows Nichols being fatally beaten by officers. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:30:00 GMT /national/2023-01-31/police-statements-tell-the-first-version-of-an-incident-then-video-footage-comes-out Joe Hernandez /news/2022-08-04/4-current-and-former-officers-federally-charged-in-raid-that-killed-breonna-taylor The charges announced by Attorney General Merrit Garland on Thursday include civil rights violations, conspiracy, use of excessive force offenses and obstruction. Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:49:24 GMT /news/2022-08-04/4-current-and-former-officers-federally-charged-in-raid-that-killed-breonna-taylor Emma Bowman /2022-04-20/a-connecticut-trooper-who-shot-a-black-driver-to-death-is-charged-with-manslaughter Trooper Brian North fired seven gunshots into a car, killing 19-year-old Mubarak Soulemane in 2020 after a high-speed chase. North said he feared Soulemane would attack other officers with a knife. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 21:40:16 GMT /2022-04-20/a-connecticut-trooper-who-shot-a-black-driver-to-death-is-charged-with-manslaughter The Associated Press /news/2022-02-24/colin-kaepernick-launches-new-initiative-to-offer-autopsies-for-police-related-deaths The new initiative will eliminate concerns from the first autopsy, ensure that it was conducted without any biases or errors. Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:02:51 GMT /news/2022-02-24/colin-kaepernick-launches-new-initiative-to-offer-autopsies-for-police-related-deaths Jonathan Franklin /news/2021-06-15/in-florida-police-shootings-could-be-shrouded-in-secrecy-for-years-to-come A well-funded, and mostly misunderstood, 2018 ballot amendment could roll back public oversight of the police for the foreseeable future. How did we get here? Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:00:49 GMT /news/2021-06-15/in-florida-police-shootings-could-be-shrouded-in-secrecy-for-years-to-come Daniel Rivero /news/2021-05-12/andrew-browns-family-views-longer-video-footage-of-fatal-shooting "What we saw on that video was an unjustified killing," family attorney Bakari Sellers told reporters on Tuesday in Elizabeth City, N.C., after seeing additional police body camera video. Wed, 12 May 2021 10:57:26 GMT /news/2021-05-12/andrew-browns-family-views-longer-video-footage-of-fatal-shooting Vanessa Romo