Jury Clears Long Beach Cop in Shooting Death of Student
A federal jury on Thursday decided to clear a veteran Long Beach police officer of using excessive force in the shooting death of unarmed 20-year-old Feras Morad.
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Attorneys Spar at Long Beach Police Shooting Trial
An attorney for a 20-year-old student shot and killed by a Long Beach police officer in May 2015 said in federal court Wednesday that the officer “succumbed” to fear and panic and produced conflicting reports of the incident to make himself look like the victim.
Read moreLong Beach Cop Testifies in Police Shooting Trial
A Southern California police officer who shot and killed a 20-year-old student in May 2015 said in court testimony Friday that he didn’t intend to kill the man and that the shooting was “horrific.”
Read moreFormer Police Chief’s Testimony Sought in Wrongful Death Suit
A federal judge on Thursday refused to rule out making San Francisco’s former police chief testify in a wrongful death suit that accuses the police department of breeding a culture of racial bias and excessive force.
Read morePolice-Reform Bills Inch Forward in California
California lawmakers advanced a pair of police reform bills this week aimed at increasing access to officer misconduct records and establishing statewide procedures for releasing videos from police body-worn and patrol car-mounted camera.
Read moreSupreme Court Refuses to Review Police Shooting Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a Sonoma County sheriff’s bid to toss a lawsuit over the 2013 killing of a 13-year-old boy carrying a toy rifle, clearing the way for a trial in Oakland, California.
Read moreFourth Circuit Revives State Claims in Police-Involved Shooting
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) – The Fourth Circuit ruled Monday that a Maryland police officer is entitled to qualified immunity from
Read moreNinth Circuit: Officers Must Face Deadly Force Claims in Shooting Death
The city of Newport Beach, California and three of its police officers must face claims they used excessive deadly force when they fatally shot a schizophrenic man in a 7-Eleven store when he charged at them with a pair of scissors, a split Ninth Circuit panel ruled Monday.
Read moreMesa Police Can’t Dodge Shooting Death Claims
The city of Mesa and six of its police officers remain on the hook for the shooting death of an unarmed Texas man in a hotel corridor, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Read moreSan Francisco Officers Off the Hook in High-Profile Shootings
San Francisco won’t charge the officers who killed two men of color in separate high-profile police shootings because the officers may have been defending themselves and the public.
Read moreNYPD Still Liable for $2.2M Verdict for Immigrant’s 2012 Killing
A federal judge upheld a $2.2 million jury verdict Tuesday for the family of Mohamed Bah, a Guinean immigrant killed by police in 2012.
Read moreFormer Officer Who Shot Naked Man Says He Was Being Attacked
A white former Atlanta-area police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked, mentally ill black veteran said he was being attacked when he fired on the man.
Read moreReform Campaign Calls for Changes to Police ‘Bill of Rights’
The families of individuals killed by law enforcement joined members of a police reform coalition Wednesday to launch a statewide effort to overhaul the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights, which they claim is the “single largest obstacle to police accountability.”
Read morePolice Shoot Man Dead in London Confrontation
London police have shot and killed a man after he reportedly claimed he had a weapon.
Read moreCalifornia Eyes Lethal-Force Law After Police Shooting
Backed by the family of an unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police last month, California lawmakers and civil rights groups on Tuesday called for sweeping reforms to the state’s “reasonable force” rule.
Read moreNavajo Nation Sues DOJ, Arizona Law Officials Over Shooting Death
The Navajo Nation has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Department of Justice, ttorney General Jeff Sessions and Arizona law enforcement officials stemming from the 2016 police shooting death of Navajo Nation member Loreal Tsingine.
Read moreVirginia Family Sues Norfolk Police Over Fatal Shooting
The family of a Virginia woman who was shot and killed by police in 2016 while brandishing a toy gun sued the city and the officers for $16 million claiming more should have been done to resolve the confrontation peacefully.
Read moreConcord Settles Police Shooting Suit for $1.2M
The suburban Bay Area city of Concord will pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit claiming police conspired with prosecutors to “execute” a 21-year-old man and cover up his murder.
Read moreOfficer Who Fatally Shot Mentally Ill Woman Found Not Guilty
A police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill woman in her New York apartment in 2016 after she brandished scissors and a bat was acquitted by a judge Thursday.
Read morePolice Officer Fired for Not Shooting Armed Man Nets $175K Settlement
A West Virginia police officer who was fired for choosing to try to calm rather than shoot a distraught man at the scene of an alleged domestic violence incident will receive $175,000 to end his wrongful termination suit in a settlement announced Monday.
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