Florida High Court Clears Officer in Shooting Death
Law enforcement officers using deadly force are shielded under the same self-defense law as the general public, Florida’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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Suspect Killed 2 Days After Attack in Strasbourg, France
Paris prosecutors confirmed Thursday night that a shootout with police in Strasbourg ended in the death of the suspect who opened fire two days earlier near a world-famous famous Christmas market, killing three.
Read moreLA Officer Faces Manslaughter Charges in Traffic Stop Shooting
LOS ANGELES (CN) –The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office charged an officer with manslaughter on Tuesday for shooting an
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A federal judge refused to overturn a $2.75 million jury award against the city of Los Banos and a police officer who shot to death Sonny Lam, denying the city’s request for judgment as a matter of law and a new trial.
Read moreAlabama Police Suggest Black Man Shouldn’t Have Held His Gun
Police in Alabama promised transparency Monday after a weekend of protests in response to an officer fatally shooting a black man who pulled out his legally permitted weapon following gunfire at a shopping mall.
Read moreJury Clears LAPD Officer in Shooting Death of Teen
A federal jury on Monday cleared a Los Angeles Police Department officer of unlawful deadly force claims for the 2016 shooting death of 14-year-old Jesse Romero.
Read moreLAPD Wrongful Death Shooting Trial Closes
An attorney for the parents of a 14-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a Los Angeles Police Department officer in 2016 said Friday in closing arguments of their wrongful death trial that the officer’s actions were driven by anger and not his training.
Read moreJury Clears California Officers in Shooting Death of Teen
A federal jury on Wednesday cleared two California officers of excessive force claims for shooting and killing an 18-year-old whose family had called 911 for emergency support.
Read moreTrial for Teen in Distress Shot by Officers Closes
The attorney for the family of a teen shot and killed by officers responding to his 911 distress call warned the jury in closing arguments Tuesday that the officers could unlawfully kill civilians in the future.
Read moreCalifornia Officer Testifies in Wrongful Death Trial
Riverside County Sheriff’s Sergeant Michael Hamilton told jurors in a wrongful death trial Wednesday that he had no choice but to shoot to kill 18-year-old Matthew Tucker after responding to a 911 call seeking suicide intervention support for him.
Read moreTrial Opens in Deputies’ Shooting of Teen Who Called 911 in Distress
Two California police officers acted within the scope of their training when they shot and killed Matthew Tucker after responding to his family’s call seeking emergency support for him, an attorney for the officers said Tuesday during opening statements in their federal wrongful death jury trial.
Read moreJury to Decide Traffic Violation Shooting Case
A jury will decide whether a Fresno police officer used excessive force when he shot and killed a 45-year-old father of five, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Read moreNorth Carolina Trooper Shot and Killed, Suspect in Custody
A North Carolina state trooper has been shot and killed, and a suspect is in custody.
Read moreBrown Signs Bill to Shine Light on California Police Conduct
Shining light on fatal shootings and police misconduct, California Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday signed two bills that expand public access to officers’ personnel records and require timely release of recordings of police shootings.
Read moreMinnesota Officer Who Shot Unarmed Woman Will Face Trial
A Minnesota judge found Thursday “probable cause” to advance charges against a Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman.
Read moreSan Francisco Police Shooting Suit Likely Headed for Trial
Claims that San Francisco police officers used excessive force when they unloaded 21 bullets into Mario Woods, a 26-year-old black man, in 2015 will likely go to trial, a federal judge indicated Wednesday.
Read moreDallas Police Officer Accused in Neighbor’s Death Fired
Dallas police yielded Monday to weeks of intense public pressure by firing the white, female police officer who shot and killed a black man inside his apartment that she mistook for her own.
Read moreDallas Police Face Ire Over Portrayal of Man Shot by Officer
Attorneys for the family of a black man who was killed in his own apartment by a white police officer accused Dallas police of trying to “assassinate his character” and expressed fury that authorities sought a search warrant that resulted in the discovery of marijuana in the victim’s apartment.
Read moreJudge to Consider Recusal for TV Comments on Shooting
The Pennsylvania judge presiding over a police-shooting case agreed to hold a hearing next week on whether a cable news interview he gave after the shooting requires him to recuse himself.
Read moreCalifornia Police Accountability Bills Head to Governor’s Desk
In the final days of the legislative session, California lawmakers passed a set of bills calling for tougher regulations on police conduct, including opening some police misconduct records, protecting health privacy information from warrantless searches and regulating police acquisition of military-grade equipment.
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