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Louisiana State Police detectives are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man who died while handcuffed in the back of a squad car. According to authorities, Victor White of New Iberia died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

Attorneys for the family of Jonathan Ferrell have filed a civil lawsuit against several parties connected to his death. The 24-year-old former FAMU Football player was shot 10 times by Charlotte Police officer Randall Kerrick on Sept. 14. after seeking help from a resident. The unarmed man had got into a car wreck in the […]

The family of a San Antonio college student who was fatally shot by campus police is demand answers to questions surrounding his death. 23-year-old Cameron Redus was driving home from a night of celebrating when he was shot five times by campus police officer, Cpl. Chris Carter on Dec. 7. Carter said Redus attacked him […]

  A New Mexico police officer who shot at a minivan full of children during a routine traffic stop has been fired. Offiver Elias Montoya fired three shots at 39-year-old Oriana Ferrell’s van after she attempted to evade police. Ferrell was pulled over by another officer for speeding on October 28 while visiting relatives in […]

Officer Gildardo Sierra will not be charged in the shooting death of Flint Farmer. After reviewing video footage of the incident, Cook County prosecutors said that the officer “reasonably mistook a cellphone for a gun pointed at him on a darkened street.

A man called police to report a stolen vehicle, now he’s planning for a funeral. James Comstock called authorities after his 19-year-old son Tyler stole his vehicle to go purchase cigarettes. Ames County Police Officer Adam McPherson pursued Comstock, and during the chase Comstock rammed McPherson’s car.

The FBI has taken over an investigation where a 13-year-old boy was shot 7 times by police. Andy Lopez was killed by a Northern California deputy while walking down the street with a pellet gun that looked like an assault rifle. Sheriff Steve Freitas plans to fully cooperate with federal investigators.

The Dallas police officer who shot a mentally ill man has been fired. Officer Cardan Spencer wrote that he shot Bobby Gerald Bennett last week after he lunged at him and another officer with a knife. A video captured by a neighbor’s surveillance camera shows that Bennett did not lung or move in the direction of the officers at all.

Authorities have released more information about the shooting death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell. The former FAMU football player was shot to death 10 times while seeking help after being involved in a car accident.

A former Florida A & M football player was shot dead Saturday as he sought help from authorities. Officers responded to a 911 call, first striking the unarmed victim with a taser as he ran towards them.

While being featured on CNN’s recent “n-word” discussion, LeVar Burton shared his protocol for dealing with being stopped by the police: “I take my hands, I stick them outside the window and on the door of the driver’s side because I want that officer to be relaxed as possible when he approaches my vehicle. And I do that because I live in America.”

Malissa Williams & Timothy Russell, killed by Cleveland Police Officers  Many of us were already reeling from the news of another unarmed Black teenager killed in Florida. 17 year old Jordan Davis was killed when 45 year old Michael Dunn objected to the loud music Jordan’s friends were playing from their car at a local gas station. Michael Dunn […]