Police-involved shootings news
Follow RT to get the news and updates on police-involved shootings. Nearly 1,000 people are fatally shot by US police each year, according to a Washington Post database project. RT along and other media monitor the trends in police brutality and regularly pick up stories involving fatal mistakes by law enforcement officers. Find the news and articles on the best known cases of police-involved shootings related to the deaths of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York City, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, etc. Police-involved shootings in the US sometimes involve racial discrimination. The international activist movement Black Lives Matter claims it campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people. Don’t miss the news and updates on Black Lives Matter rallies, protests and other action. There is a lot of footage provided by eyewitnesses showing a police officer committed an unlawful act such as shooting. Check out RT.com to get information on investigations of police-involved shootings, as well as official statements on it. Finally read opinion pieces of experts and authors, who talk to RT on police-involved shootings.
- NYPD officer fired for death of Eric Garner after ‘implausible & self-serving’ account
The New York Police Department has fired the officer responsible for the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man killed during arrest over the “selling of loose cigarettes,” after the officer’s account of events was questioned.Aug 19, 2019 21:13USA News - Philadelphia shooter surrenders after hours-long standoff with policeA man who barricaded himself inside a Philadelphia house and opened fire at officers, injuring six, has been taken into custody after a standoff with police that lasted more than five hours.Aug 15, 2019 04:13USA News
- ‘Like a scene that you see in war’: 6 cops shot in Philadelphia drugs raid gone wrongPhiladelphia police attempting to serve a drugs warrant were drawn into an hours-long shootout after heavily-armed suspects opened fire, wounding at least 6 officers and terrifying residents in the Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood.Aug 15, 2019 02:24USA News
- Dozens of Memphis police injured after fatal shooting sparks violent clashes (VIDEO)At least 25 officers were injured in violent clashes with protesters after US Marshals fatally shot a multiple-felony suspect during an arrest. Mounted police, a helicopter and tear gas were all required to disperse the crowd.Jun 13, 2019 11:14USA News
- Minnesota cop sentenced to 12+ years for killing unarmed woman who called 911A former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer convicted of shooting an unarmed woman in an alley behind her home was given a 12.5 year prison sentence, in a controversial case that had the ACLU crying racism.Jun 8, 2019 03:04USA News
- California man who played ‘swatting’ prank resulting in death sentenced to 20 yearsA California man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for dozens of crimes, including a ‘swatting’ prank that resulted in a police shooting of a stranger, whose address used to belong to the intended victim.Mar 30, 2019 15:27USA News
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