Jury at ex-Minneapolis cop’s trial told to avoid hindsight

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury that will decide the fate of Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman when she approached his squad car was instructed Monday to weigh its verdict decision without the benefit of hindsight. Mohamed Noor is on trial for murder and manslaughter in the 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk... Read More

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Mohamed Noor

April 26, 2019

Waffle House shooting suspect’s father pleads not guilty

PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — The father of the man accused of killing four people at a Waffle House in Tennessee last year pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges related to the gun used in the shooting. Jeffrey Reinking is accused of giving an AR-15-style rifle to his 30-year-old son, Travis Reinking, who authorities said used... Read More

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Travis Reinking

April 26, 2019

Report: Chicago officer distraught after killing black teen

CHICAGO (AP) — A white former Chicago police officer convicted of killing a black teenager was emotionally distraught in the days that followed the 2014 shooting, according to a newly released psychologist’s report. The report was among nearly 90 unsealed court filings related to Jason Van Dyke’s prosecution released Wednesday in response to a lawsuit... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke

April 26, 2019

Family of slain motorist celebrates after officer sentenced

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Corey Jones’s family sang the gospel song “Victory is Mine” as they walked out of a Florida courthouse, celebrating after a judge handed a 25-year sentence to a former police officer for killing the stranded black motorist in 2015. Fired Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja on Thursday became... Read More

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Nouman Raja

April 25, 2019

Florida officer to be sentenced for killing black motorist

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in nearly 30 years, a Florida police officer is set to be sentenced to prison Thursday for an on-duty fatal shooting — and he could be going away for life. Former Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja faces a minimum of 25 years and Circuit... Read More

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Mohamed Noor

April 25, 2019

Public defender asks to drop Florida school massacre suspect

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The public defenders for the Parkland school massacre defendant unexpectedly asked to withdraw from the case Wednesday, saying the 20-year-old man will soon inherit nearly a half-million dollars and no longer qualify for free legal representation. The Broward County Public Defender’s Office filed the unexpected notice late Wednesday, saying Nikolas... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

April 24, 2019

Prosecutors target officer’s report of noise before shooting

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the case of a Minneapolis police officer who shot an unarmed woman have been hammering away at what could be a key element of Mohamed Noor’s defense — that he heard a loud slap against his police SUV that stirred fears of an ambush. The prosecution has tried to raise... Read More

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Mohamed Noor

April 23, 2019

Footage fuels controversy around Louisiana police shooting

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Body camera footage shows a white Louisiana police officer fatally shooting an African American man who threatened a store clerk with a lethal-looking BB gun, prompting the man’s family to renew calls for legal action against the officer. Video of the fatal encounter, obtained by The Associated Press, shows a short... Read More

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Jonathan D. Landrum, Juston Landry

April 23, 2019

Father of man accused in Waffle House shooting is sued twice

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Two lawsuits have been filed against an Illinois man whose son is accused of killing four people and injuring three others in a shooting at a Nashville Waffle House. The lawsuits were filed in Tazewell County on Monday — the anniversary of the shooting — against Jeffrey Reinking on behalf of... Read More

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Travis Reinking, Waffle House

April 19, 2019

Officer says partner fired before he could analyze threat

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The partner of a Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman as she approached their squad car testified Thursday that he didn’t fire his own gun because he was still trying to determine if he was in danger, agreeing with a prosecutor’s characterization that it would have been “premature” to... Read More

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Mohamed Noor

April 19, 2019

Man convicted in 2012 killing of 7-year-old Chicago girl

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2012 death of a 7-year-old girl who was shot outside her home. Jerrell Dorsey was convicted Thursday by a Cook County jury. The 33-year-old Dorsey was one of two gunmen who opened fire on rival gang members on a West... Read More

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Jerrell Dorsey

April 18, 2019

Ex-Black Panther gets new hearing in 1981 police death

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Black Panther and death row activist convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer decades ago will get a new appeals hearing after the city prosecutor on Wednesday dropped his opposition to it. Mumia Abu-Jamal, 64, is serving a life sentence after spending decades on death row in the 1981 slaying... Read More

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Mumia Abu-Jamal

April 18, 2019

Lawsuits over shootings at Kansas business settled for $2M

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Families of the victims of a mass shooting at a central Kansas lawn equipment factory in 2016 have won a $2 million legal settlement from a now-defunct pawnshop that sold the firearms to the shooter’s girlfriend. The settlement of three lawsuits in Harvey County District Court was announced Wednesday by Brady,... Read More

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Cedric Ford

April 18, 2019

Cruz attorneys want to question his mental counselors alone

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the suspect in last year’s Florida school massacre will ask a judge to let them question his former mental health counselors without prosecutors present. Attorneys for Nikolas Cruz are scheduled Thursday to ask Judge Elizabeth Scherer for permission to question the counselors without notifying prosecutors or allowing their... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

Jury at ex-Minneapolis cop’s trial told to avoid hindsight

Waffle House shooting suspect’s father pleads not guilty

Report: Chicago officer distraught after killing black teen

Family of slain motorist celebrates after officer sentenced

Florida officer to be sentenced for killing black motorist

Public defender asks to drop Florida school massacre suspect

Prosecutors target officer’s report of noise before shooting

Footage fuels controversy around Louisiana police shooting

Father of man accused in Waffle House shooting is sued twice

Officer says partner fired before he could analyze threat

Man convicted in 2012 killing of 7-year-old Chicago girl

Ex-Black Panther gets new hearing in 1981 police death

Lawsuits over shootings at Kansas business settled for $2M

Cruz attorneys want to question his mental counselors alone

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