FBI Investigates Deadly Police Shooting in Minneapolis After It’s Ruled a Homicide
A deadly Minneapolis police shooting over the weekend that set off angry protests will be investigated by the FBI
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Delaware Justice Department Investigates Fatal Police-Involved Shooting of Man in Wheelchair
Delaware’s Justice Department is investigating the fatal police-involved shooting of a man in a wheelchair.
Body Cam Leads to Murder Charge Against Cincinnati Cop Who Shot Unarmed Motorist
Who knows what would have happened if a University of Cincinnati cop wasn’t wearing a body cam.
Why South Carolina Cop Got Caught Killing Unarmed Walter Scott
By Scott Lemieux The Week He probably would have gotten away with it. That’s the sobering reality of the video of South Carolina police officer Michael Slager shooting Walter L. Scott as he ran away, not posing the slightest threat to the officer. The utter indifference to human life evident in the video, shot by…
FBI Finishes Investigation of Ferguson Police Shooting That Killed Unarmed Michael Brown
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has wrapped up its long-anticipated investigation into the police shooting of unarmed Michael Brown in Ferguson, a U.S. official told the Associated Press. It’s not yet clear whether the Justice Department will pursue a federal civil rights case against former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. But legal experts and…
Hacker Group ‘Anonymous’ Says It Shut Down Cleveland’s Website Over Police Shooting
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Notorious hacker group Anonymous took credit for shutting down the city of Cleveland’s website Monday, prompting an FBI investigation, Cleveland.com reports. Anonymous said the website was hacked in response to the police shooting of Tamir Rice, who was killed Saturday while carrying an airsoft gun. The website was still down Tuesday…
FBI Has Potentially Damning Recording of Moment Michael Brown Shot Dead in Ferguson
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents investigating the shooting death of an unarmed teen in Ferguson were handed a potentially damning recording of the encounter with an officer, the Daily Mail reports. The audio captures at least 11 shots, with a pause after seven of them. “There sounds like a pause in it (the audio). And…
Justice Department Orders Independent Autopsy of Michael Brown As Violence Escalates
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government has ordered an independent autopsy of Michael Brown as violence continues to erupt in Ferguson, the Washington Post reports. The request Sunday comes as the Justice Department pledges to take a play an intensified role in the investigation of the fatal police shooting of the unarmed black teenager. The…
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