Newly released bodycam video shows a Salt Lake City police officer shooting and killing a black man as he ran away after the officer attempted to arrest him. Linda So reports. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Black Lives Matter
St. Louis protest turns violent after earlier peaceful march over police acquittal
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 16, 2017) (NBC) – Clashes between demonstrators and riot-clad police marred the end of what had been a largely peaceful second day of protest rallies in St. Louis following the acquittal of a white police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man. Continue reading
Georgia cop heard saying ‘we only kill black people’ in dashcam footage
MARIETTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES (COBB COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT) – Recently-released dashcam video from the Cobb County Police Department in Georgia shows a police lieutenant telling a woman “we only kill black people” after she expresses concern for her safety when she is instructed him to reach down and use her mobile phone. Continue reading
Sundance shines light on Ferguson unrest
‘Whose Streets?’, which has received glowing reviews at the Sundance film festival, explores the community behind the headlines of the civil unrest in the US suburb of Ferguson following the death of African American Michael Brown by a white police officer.
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Picture of Year – Protester Ieshia Evans
Protester Ieshia Evans is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during a demonstration against the shooting death of Alton Sterling July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
Four cops in four cities shot in one day
Four police officers across the U.S. have been shot in a span of just 24 hours. Linda So reports. Continue reading
National Guard deploys in Charlotte
National Guard troops are deployed in Charlotte following second night of violent protests sparked by a fatal police shooting of a black man.
Air passengers face lengthy delays at City airport after BA glitch and Black Lives Matter protest
Passengers face lengthy delays at London City Airport, after a British Airways computer fault and a protest by Black Lives Matter shuts the runway.
Hundreds protest fatal shooting of black teen by Chicago police
Hundreds of people gathered to protest the fatal shooting death of a black unarmed teenager by Chicago police. Continue reading
Former U.S. Marine kills three police officers in Baton Rouge shooting
Three Baton Rouge police officers were killed and three others injured when a former U.S. Marine went on a shooting spree on Sunday morning.
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