Police Shootings
In a recent outbreak of law enforcement shootings in America, police have used lethal force to subdue and ultimately kill Nicholas Robertson in Los Angeles, Mario Woods in San Francisco, and Gilbert Flores in Texas. Each of these police killings were captured on video. Nicholas Robertson Over the weekend, Los Angeles police officers fired 33 shots at Nicholas […]
The news comes a year after reports of fatalities and injuries at the hands of police--most recently Laquan McDonald in Chicago--amid widening frustration over the lack of official recordings of the incidents.
Roland Martin talks to former prosecutor Scott Bolden, about the release of the video of Laquan McDonald, the 17-year-old who was shot to death 16…
Back in April, the family of Black Chicago teenager Laquan McDonald was awarded $5 million after the police shooting death of the 17-year-old. Although McDonald…
Roland Martin talks to Attorneys Walter Madison and Ben Crump about the lack of justice in Cleveland in light of nearing the one year anniversary…
Reuters reports that new research shows the number of police officers charged in fatal shootings in 2015 has reached its highest level in a decade.
Turns out, President Obama does think Hillary Clinton made some mistakes with the handling of her emails.
FBI Director James B. Comey described the information as vital in the ongoing debate over policing in the United States.
On Wednesday, hearings will begin to determine if the case against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case should be dismissed.
Shannon Miles, the man authorities say shot and killed a Harris County, Texas deputy sheriff last week, faced prosecutors on Monday.
Statistics about fatal police shootings are notoriously hard to come by, so the Washington Post started counting this year. The result is an analysis of…
Atlanta police shot and killed a 25-year-old woman, who may have been handcuffed in the back of a police car, after she allegedly pulled a…