Court grants new trial after cop says Somalis tend to lie

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Minnesota man of Somali descent who was convicted of opening fire on other Somalis will get a new trial after a detective improperly testified that Somalis often lie to police, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Tuesday. Ahmed Farah Hirsi was charged with multiple counts of attempted homicide and recklessly endangering... Read More

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Ahmed Farah Hirsi

March 16, 2020

Man convicted of murder in killing of Chicago police officer

CHICAGO (AP) — A jury convicted a man Friday of first-degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of a Chicago police commander. With its verdict, announced after just three hours of deliberation, the jury signaled that it had no trouble rejecting the argument made by Shomari Legghette’s attorney that Legghette did not know Cmdr. Paul... Read More

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Shomari Legghette

March 13, 2020

Rapper Kodak Black pleads guilty to weapons charge in NY

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Rapper Kodak Black pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge stemming from a stop at the Canadian border crossing near Niagara Falls last April. The music artist, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was arrested after he drove a Cadillac Escalade across the Lewiston-Queenston International Bridge into the United States with... Read More

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Kodak Black

March 12, 2020

Man shot by police in Chicago subway sues city, officers

CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for a short-order cook shot by Chicago police trying to arrest him for using a subway train’s gangway doors filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging officers used excessive force in violation of policies laid out in court-monitored police reforms. Neither officer seeking to detain 33-year-old Ariel Roman — whose Feb. 28 shooting... Read More

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Ariel Roman

March 12, 2020

After police shoot him, North Carolina man faces charges

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A police shooting that wounded a suspect during a foot chase in North Carolina sparked protests early Wednesday from hundreds who demanded answers and burned a flag outside the governor’s mansion. Firearms-related charges were later filed against the man, who was wounded in the encounter with police in the city of... Read More

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Javier Torres

March 11, 2020

Sniper Lee Malvo marries while serving life in prison

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Lee Boyd Malvo, who is serving life in prison for his role in the 2002 sniper spree that terrorized the nation’s capital region, is now a married man. Carmeta Albarus, who has served as an adviser and mentor for Malvo since testifying at his 2003 trial, confirmed the wedding took... Read More

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Lee Malvo

March 11, 2020

Man pleads not guilty in 1991 Missouri killing of classmate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man charged in the fatal shooting his 14-year-old classmate almost 30 years ago pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder. William Christopher Niemet, 43, of Fulton, is charged in the death of Greg Jones, whose body was found in June 1991 near Russellville. He had been shot twice... Read More

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William Christopher Niemet

March 10, 2020

Minnesota deputy on trial for fatal shooting of suicidal man

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota sheriff’s deputy goes on trial this week in the April 2018 fatal shooting of a suicidal man with a gun who allegedly told police he wanted to kill himself as they tried to get him to surrender. Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Krook has pleaded not guilty to second-degree... Read More

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Brian Krook

March 9, 2020

Judge orders feds to turn over file in Park Police shooting

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal magistrate on Friday excoriated the government for refusing to turn over its investigative file in the death of a Virginia man shot by U.S. Park Police. The files are sought by the family of Bijan Ghaisar, who died in 2017 after he was shot by Park Police officers multiple... Read More

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Bijan Ghaisar

March 6, 2020

Klobuchar calls for independent review of black man’s case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked a top Minnesota prosecutor to initiate an independent investigation into the case of Myon Burrell, a black man who as a teenager was sentenced to life in prison after the stray-bullet killing of an 11-year-old black girl. The NAACP and other racial justice groups praised the decision Thursday,... Read More

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Myon Burrell

March 5, 2020

Noose placed on Wisconsin brewery shooter’s locker in 2015

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Someone placed a noose several years ago on the locker of a Wisconsin brewery employee who opened fire on his co-workers last week, the brewery operator said Wednesday. Police quickly warned that it’s too early to conclude that racism was a factor in the attack. Anthony Ferrill, an electrician at the... Read More

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Anthony Ferrill

March 5, 2020

Alabama inmate set to die for slayings of 3 police officers

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is set to execute an inmate Thursday night for the murders of three police officers who were shot by another man in a hail of gunfire at a suspected crack house in 2004. Nathaniel Woods, 43, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the state prison in Holman unless... Read More

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Nathaniel Woods

March 4, 2020

Missouri man in prison for wife’s 1990 death seeks clemency

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 75-year-old Missouri inmate who insists he did not kill his wife is clinging to hope that Gov. Mike Parson will heed his petition for clemency, despite three decades of unsuccessful legal efforts to secure his freedom. Kathy Middleton died from a gunshot wound in her Blue Springs home on... Read More

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Ken Middleton

March 4, 2020

Self-defense? Man stands trial in killing of Chicago officer

CHICAGO (AP) — The lawyer for a man charged in the killing of a Chicago police commander said Tuesday that his client acted in self-defense, while prosecutors said he fatally shot the veteran officer to avoid arrest. Shomari Legghette is on trial in Cook County Circuit Court for first-degree murder in the killing of Cmdr.... Read More

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Shomari Legghette

Court grants new trial after cop says Somalis tend to lie

Man convicted of murder in killing of Chicago police officer

Rapper Kodak Black pleads guilty to weapons charge in NY

Man shot by police in Chicago subway sues city, officers

After police shoot him, North Carolina man faces charges

Sniper Lee Malvo marries while serving life in prison

Man pleads not guilty in 1991 Missouri killing of classmate

Minnesota deputy on trial for fatal shooting of suicidal man

Judge orders feds to turn over file in Park Police shooting

Klobuchar calls for independent review of black man’s case

Noose placed on Wisconsin brewery shooter’s locker in 2015

Alabama inmate set to die for slayings of 3 police officers

Missouri man in prison for wife’s 1990 death seeks clemency

Self-defense? Man stands trial in killing of Chicago officer

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