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Hamilton County (Ohio) Prosecutor Joe Deters showed footage from the body camera worn by a former University of Cincinnati police officer, just moments after announcing a grand jury had indicted the officer on one count of murder and one count of voluntary manslaughter in the July 19 shooting of unarmed black motorist Sam DuBose during an off-campus traffic stop.
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"I'm treating him like a murderer," prosecutor Joseph Deters said during a news conference when describing the warrant out for a police officer who killed Samuel Dubose, 43, earlier this month.
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Police reported that he initially engaged officers in conversation before going back into his apartment. After the suspect got a handgun and shot the officer just below his eye, officers returned fire and struck the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Read More →In most cases, a North Carolina police officer, sheriff's deputy, or state trooper is more likely to face a drug test after wrecking a cruiser than after shooting someone.
Read More →Two Wauwatosa, Wis., police officers responding to a call from a landlord about an unruly tenant wielding a sword Thursday night fatally shot the man after he refused to drop the weapon, Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said Friday.
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If we start punishing officers for every mistake, just because an encounter ended in the justified shooting of a suspect, then officers will surely minimize their contact with suspects.
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Las Vegas Metro Police held a press conference Wednesday during which they released new details about a fatal officer-involved shooting in western Las Vegas on Friday morning, including video from a body-worn camera.
Read More →A former Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy who fatally shot an unarmed man faces arraignment on a second-degree manslaughter charge.
Read More →A bench warrant for Ford’s arrest was outstanding at the time of his interaction with the LAPD officers. Ford had previously been convicted of stealing a car in Santa Barbara court, and was on probation in January of last year when he pleaded guilty to trespass in Los Angeles court. As a result, the Santa Barbara court revoked Ford’s probation and issued a warrant for his arrest.
Read More →A man who reportedly attacked officers with a skateboard was shot by Los Angeles police Thursday morning in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood.
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