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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2015

FBI Reviewing 2013 Florida Police Shooting of Man Carrying Air Rifle

The FBI has opened an investigation into the 2013 death of Jermaine McBean, a Florida man who was shot by police while walking home with an unloaded air rifle, a court filing shows.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2015

Video: LAPD Officers Shoot Knife-Wielding Man, Find Body in His House

After the shooting, officers entered the home and discovered another man with multiple stab wounds. He died inside the home.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2015

Oregon Officer Shoots Man Stabbing His Partner

An officer being attacked by a man with a knife used his hand to protect his heart before his partner shot the suspect and held him at gunpoint, according to the Portland Police Bureau.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2015

No Civil Rights Charges Against California Deputy Who Shot Replica Gun-Carrying Teen

The U.S. Justice Department announced late Wednesday that it will not file criminal charges against a Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy who shot 13-year-old Andy Lopez, ending a federal civil rights investigation into the 2013 shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2015

Video: Arizona Authorities Release Footage of Shootout That Wounded 2 Officers, Killed Suspect

Dep. John Mennen of the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office and Clifton Police Sgt. Jason Mingura were treated at the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson for injuries sustained from the incident, which began with a report of possible domestic violence around 11 p.m. on Jan. 26.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 30, 2015

Why It Was Legal for New York Trooper to Shoot Fleeing, Unarmed Escapee

State and federal law allows the use of deadly force to prevent an escape if the officer believes the suspect poses a significant threat. Law enforcement experts say this shooting was clear-cut.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2015

Video: Albuquerque Officers to Face 2nd-Degree Murder Charges

An Albuquerque Police Department officer and a former officer will no longer face first-degree murder charges. The special prosecutor appointed to handle the shooting death of James Boyd has re-filed charges against the police officers who killed the homeless camper.

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Police Officers Disproportionately Killing Black Men Another False Narrative

Of the 1,491 persons who died as a result of police uses of force, 61.4% were white males, 32.2% were black males and 3.2% were males from other races. Females dying as a result of a police use of force comprised the final 3.2% of deaths.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2015

Cincinnati Officer and Suspect Killed in Exchange of Gunfire

Sonny Kim, a 27-year veteran with the Cincinnati Police Department, was shot and killed Friday morning during a shootout in Madisonville, leaving the department in mourning and a neighborhood on edge.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2015

Man Charged With Trying to Kill 2 California Officers

Prosecutors charged a 31-year-old man with trying to kill two Long Beach, Calilf., police officers in a shootout at an apartment complex.

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