The death of Amir Locke, a 22-year old Black man during a police raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota has added more tension to the air in a city still dealing with the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd.
McClain went into a coma and died after police in Aurora placed him in a violent chokehold.
The murder of George Floyd has sparked outrage across the country after yet another Black man was murdered on camera by police. On Monday (May 25), after the horrific video of an unarmed Geroge Floyd being murdered by four Minnesota police officers went viral, many Black notable figures and celebrities took to social media to speak out. According to published reports, the now-viral video was captured as officers attempted to arrest Floyd on suspicion of forgery. Passersby filmed the incident, showing an officer kneeling on the back of Floyd’s neck. The 46-year-old was face down on the pavement repeatedly screaming, “Please, I can’t breathe!” The officer ignored Floyd’s pleas and those of onlookers, until Floyd goes quiet, appearing to lose consciousness before being taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The story of Atatiana Jefferson continues to develop. The Fort Worth badge who carelessly killed murdered her has been released from custody.
The police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop in July has been charged with manslaughter.
An NYPD officer was fatally shot in the head in East Harlem last night (Oct. 20) while pursuing a robbery suspect. Officer Randolph Holder, an immigrant from Guyana who was on the force for five years, died of his injuries.
Earlier today, state attorney of Maryland, Marilyn J. Mosby, announced that six Baltimore Police officers received charges in relation to the death of Freddie Gray.
The family of a 7-year-old Detroit girl shot and killed by police is blaming then incident on the presence of camera crews filming police for a reality crime show. As previously reported Aiyana Jones was killed Sunday when police barged into her family’s home searching for a homicide suspect. After releasing a flash grenade which […]
Members of the NYPD shot and killed a teenager in Queens, Saturday after shooting him 11 times. 18-year-old Dashawn Vasconcellos, died of gunshot wounds to the torso, neck and extremities. According to chief NYPD spokesman Paul J. Browne, police fired a total of 14 times with 11 of those bullets hitting the teen. The boy […]
