Cop Faces Second-Degree Murder Charges For Shooting Delrawn Small
In the words of Oprah Winfrey, “It seems as if there is a new Emmett Till everyday.” It’s sad and upsetting that it has become normal for black men to be killed by police officers. In most cases very little is done to seek justice for families but with recent events, the officers in blue […]
Manhunt for gunman who shot dead four women at US shopping mall
A man armed with a rifle is on the loose after shooting four women dead at a shopping mall in the United States. Police are hunting the suspected gunman, caught on surveillance camera, during the attack on Friday night at Burlington, just over 100 km north of Seattle. AP PHOTO: Suspect in deadly Burlington, Wash. […]
4 dead in shooting at Cascade Mall in Burlington; suspect at large
BURLINGTON, Skagit County — Five people were shot — four fatally — Friday night in the Cascade Mall in Burlington, and officers fanned out searching for the shooter, according to the Washington State Patrol. The four dead are all female, State Patrol Sgt. Mark Francis said. One man in critical condition was flown to Harborview […]
Video shows US police shoot and kill unarmed black man
A US police department in Oklahoma has released videos of an encounter in which an unarmed black man was shot dead by a white officer while his hands were up. Videos recorded by a police helicopter and a patrol car’s dashboard camera were released by the Tulsa police department on Monday show 40-year-old Terence Crutcher […]
Officers recovering after Philly gunman kills 1, wounds 6
PHILADELPHIA — Those wounded by a Philadelphia gunman who ambushed a police sergeant and killed a civilian before being shot dead by police Friday night, are recovering, authorities said. The sergeant, and a University of Pennsylvania police officer who was wounded in a gun battle with the shooter, are listed in stable condition. Shortly before […]
Teen wanted for church hall murder was arrested days before
JERSEY CITY — An 18-year-old man wanted for gunning down a teen at a Communipaw Avenue church hall was arrested five days before the homicide after a shooting in Jersey City, officials confirmed. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office announced last night that Daequan Jackson has been charged with murdering 17-year-old Leander Williams on Aug. 9, […]
Reports of shooting prompt JFK evacuation in NY
A preliminary investigation at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport has found no evidence of gunfire inside one of its terminals despite earlier reports of shots being heard, according to the airport’s operator. No gun casings were found after a search of Terminal 8, where reports of shooting in the departures area on Sunday […]
Police investigate shooting report at JFK airport, evacuate 2 terminals
NEW YORK — Two passenger terminals at John F. Kennedy International Airport were evacuated Sunday night, following unconfirmed reports of shots being fired, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. “At about 9:30 p.m., (Port Authority) Police received a call of shots fired at Terminal 8 departures,” Port Authority Police spokesman Joe […]
USA – Former US marine shoots three Baton Rouge police officers dead
Three police officers were shot dead and three others wounded in Baton Rouge on Sunday, less than two weeks after a black man was killed by police in the Louisiana capital, sparking nationwide protests. The Baton Rouge suspect, dressed in black and armed with a rifle, was himself shot to death minutes later in a […]
One Shooter; No Snipers-Grossly Inaccurate Police And Media Information About Dallas Killings
Published with permission from Alternet. The mainstream media in the U.S. and abroad badly botched the reporting of the Dallas police shooting that killed five officers Thursday, egged on by speculation by police sources that a team of snipers was bent on avenging the killing of two black men in Minnesota and Louisiana by white […]