Los Angeles County prosecutors outlined their reasoning in an 11-page memo made public Monday, saying Officer Eden Medina reasonably believed the teenager posed a deadly threat and used "reasonable force" to defend himself and others.
Read More →A New York Police Department sergeant has been found not guilty in the fatal shooting of a bat-wielding mentally ill woman.
Read More →A jury has found former Mesa, AZ, police officer Philip Brailsford not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man at a Mesa hotel in 2016.
Read More →Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice was acquitted on administrative charges that he neglected police procedures during the arrest of Freddibale Gray.
Read More →Demonstrators outside the jail late Monday criticized authorities for keeping some of those arrested in jail for nearly 24 hours after they were taken into custody. Police said more than 120 people were arrested during Sunday's protests over the acquittal of a former police officer in the killing of a suspect.
Read More →Hundreds of protesters marched through city streets. Immediately following the verdict, some protesters shouted, "If we can't get no justice y'all can't get no peace!" and burned a St. Louis Cardinals sweatshirt.
Read More →Former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was found not guilty Friday in a murder trial stemming from the shooting a man while on duty.
Read More →Monday’s protest at the Minnesota State Capitol marked the fourth consecutive day of demonstrations denouncing the acquittal of s St. Anthony, MN, police officer in the shooting death of Philando Castile during a traffic stop.
Read More →A Minnesota police officer was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a motorist whose girlfriend streamed the aftermath live on Facebook.
Read More →Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby will return to duty but not on patrol assignment after her manslaughter acquittal, and she will receive back pay from her unpaid suspension after she was charged in Terence Crutcher's death.
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