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Amir Locke’s family sues Mpls. for ‘no-knock’ warrant killing
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe family of Amir Locke, the 22-year-old Black man shot and killed by Minneapolis police during a predawn raid last February, is suing the city and the SWAT officer who pulled the trigger, ...
The Times When Black Americans Rose-up In the Wake of Police Brutality
The Root via Yahoo News· 10 months agoUpdated 08/16/2023 at 8:00 a.m. ET The death of 18-year-old Michael Brown changed everything....
No Justice, No Peace: 40 Times Benjamin Crump Fought for Civil Rights
The Root via Yahoo News· 8 months agoUpdated as of 10/14/2023 at 4:30 p.m. ET The face of Benjamin Crump appears next to almost every...
Snipers shot man who died in Minneapolis police standoff
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo Minneapolis police snipers fatally shot a man from the roof of an apartment building across the...
Marijuana, guns, TikTok: Hundreds of new laws took effect July 1. Here's what you need to know
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen the clock struck midnight on July 1, hundreds of new laws went into effect in states across the country. While the vast majority of this legislation will not change the day-to-day lives ...
Mpls. police fatally shoot man during standoff, city officials say
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMinneapolis police officers shot and killed a man early Thursday after an overnight standoff that...
St. Paul’s 40 homicides: Who was killed, status of cases and why they’re not a murder record
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe 40 homicides in St. Paul last year were the most in the city, but it won’t be record-setting when the police department officially reports crime statistics for murders to the state. That ...
Family says they see no justice in 16-year murder sentence for teen
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOtis Elder’s family visited his grave on Monday after a teen received a 16-year sentence for Elder’s murder in St. Paul. “I just feel like my son got no justice,” Shandra McKinley-Lewis said ...
Body-Cam Captures Columbus Cops Killing Unarmed Man in Bed
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoColumbus PoliceThe Columbus Division of Police released body-camera footage late Tuesday showing the...
The Police Killing of Roger Fortson Shows the Conflict Between the 2nd Amendment and Paranoid Cops
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFortson, a 23-year-old active duty airman, was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy when he...