Tag: Officer-Involved Shootings: Page 19

Patrol

Chicago Releases Video of Adam Toledo OIS

A police watchdog agency Thursday released a video showing a Chicago police officer making a split-second decision to shoot Adam Toledo after seeing what appeared to be a gun in the hand of the 13-year-old boy, whose arms were raised when he was shot and killed.

April 15, 2021

Patrol

Former Officer Potter Faces Manslaughter Charge in Daunte Wright Shooting

Kim Potter, who resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday, was arrested about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents at the BCA in St. Paul.

April 14, 2021

Patrol

Daunte Wright Shooting Triggers Violence in Multiple Cities, Riot Declared in Portland

“Burn the precincts to the ground, in every city and every town!” a mob marching through Portland was filmed chanting.

April 13, 2021

Patrol

MN Chief and Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Resign

Mayor Mike Elliott is now in charge of the police department. He also fired City Manager Curt Boganey

April 13, 2021

Patrol

MN Chief Says Officer Drew Gun Instead of Taser in Fatal Traffic Stop Shooting

In the clip, the officer can be heard shouting "I'll tase you." Video shows her duty pistol in her hand.

April 12, 2021

Patrol

NJ Officer Fatally Shoots Suspect who Stole Patrol Vehicle

After a Franklin officer got out his cruiser, authorities say 41-year-old Roy K. Jackel Jr. of Cape May Court House, NJ, got in the police vehicle and drove away.

April 7, 2021

Command

Chicago Mayor Calls for Foot Pursuit Policy After Fatal Shooting of Armed Teenager

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s call for police policy changes comes four years after the U.S. Justice Department recommended in a report about CPD’s practices that it adopt a foot pursuit policy.

April 7, 2021

Patrol

Chicago Officer on Leave After Fatal "Armed Encounter" with Teen

Two people were in an alley and fled officers, who pursued them on foot, according to the police statement. The chase "resulted in a confrontation," police said. One officer shot Adam Toledo, 13, in the chest, and he was declared dead at the scene.

April 2, 2021

Point of Law

Jacob Blake Sues Kenosha Officer Over Shooting

The lawsuit was filed Thursday by civil rights attorney Ben Crump in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

March 26, 2021

Patrol

Kentucky Officers Cleared in Fatal Traffic Stop Shooting

Randall Lockaby, 57, was seen reaching behind his back and drawing a handgun as he exited the pickup truck he was driving. Body camera video from Officer Dooley's system shows the man point the gun at Officer Dooley.

March 22, 2021

Patrol

Nashville Police Release Video of Fatal Gunfight Between Officer and Woman

The video shows her grabbing her bag and running away from the officer who attempts to tase her. She then can be seen entering her car where the officer does tase her and tries to pull her out.

March 15, 2021

Patrol

5 Oklahoma Officers Charged with Manslaughter in Shooting of Teen Robbery Suspect

Police in November said Rodriguez was shot when he did not follow officers' commands after climbing out of the drive-through window of a gas station, holding a pistol.

March 11, 2021