police shootings

People react after a decision in the criminal case against police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by police in her apartment, in Louisville.

Kentucky Grand Jury Indicts 1 Of 3 Officers In Breonna Taylor Case

Rachel Treisman

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Brett Hankison, who was terminated in June, has been charged with three counts of wanton endangerment. None of the three men faces state charges directly over Taylor's death.

Tamika Palmer, mother of Breonna Taylor, addressed the media in Louisville, Ky., last month. She says she wants the officers involved in the deadly raid to be charged.

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Breonna Taylor's Mother: 'I Won't Go Away. I'll Still Fight'

Brakkton Booker

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Tamika Palmer says she wants the officers who killed her daughter to be charged. "Even in the very beginning of this year, she kept saying 2020 was her year," she said. "And she was absolutely right."

Jacob Blake answers questions during a hearing Friday, Sept. 4 in Kenosha, Wis. Blake, who appeared remotely, waived his right to a preliminary hearing — and then pleaded not guilty to three charges that were filed against him back in July.

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Jacob Blake Shares Bedside Video From Hospital: 'Every 24 Hours There's Pain'

Christianna Silva

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Blake spoke about recovery and community from his hospital bed after being shot seven times by police in Kenosha, Wis., last month.

Law enforcement officers move in to arrest some of the march organizers after Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell declared the protest an "unlawful assembly."

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Police Break Up Black Lives Matter March In Tallahassee; Organizers Arrested

Tom Flanigan

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The marchers were upset at the results of a Friday grand jury announcement that officers who fired fatal shots in three separate incidents this year would not be charged.

Officials stand beside an empty court at the scheduled start of an NBA basketball playoff game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic, Wednesday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Bucks didn't take the floor in protest against racial injustice and the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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'Tired Of The Killings': Pro Athletes Refuse To Play To Protest Racial Injustice

Tom Goldman

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Professional sports players in the NBA, MLB, WNBA and MLS protested the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. The players refused to play to raise awareness for social justice issues.

Protesters hold their hands up as they cry from tear gas during a demonstration in a call for justice for George Floyd following his death, outside a police precinct on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

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PHOTOS: Protests Over George Floyd's Death Escalate Into Violence, Destruction

Vanessa Romo

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he will defend the right to protest over George Floyd's death but urges peaceful demonstrations, saying, "It is how we express pain, process tragedy, and create change."

Protesters set fires at the 3rd Precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department on Thursday. Protests over the death of George Floyd, the black man who died in police custody, continued in Minneapolis for a third straight night.

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Minneapolis Police Station Set Ablaze As Protests Spread Over George Floyd's Death

Colin Dwyer

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Prosecutors say a probe of the black man's death while in police custody is underway and federal charges are possible. Violent protests erupted for a third night.

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Pasco Deputy Fired Over Accidental Gun Shot To Appeal Dismissal

The sheriff's corporal who dramatically lost his job after his pistol fired in a bustling Florida middle school cafeteria plans to appeal his dismissal,…

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Pasco Officer Whose Gun Discharged In School Cafeteria Is Fired For Mishandling Pistol

A Pasco County sheriff’s corporal, whose gun accidentally fired in a busy middle school cafeteria nearly six months ago, caused the accident himself by…

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Florida Officer Guilty Of Negligence For Shooting Caretaker

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A Florida police officer has been convicted of a misdemeanor but acquitted of attempted manslaughter for shooting at a severely autistic man and...

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Two Kissimmee Police Officers Shot And Killed Friday

Two police officers are dead in Kissimmee after being shot Friday night.Police have a suspect in custody.Officer Matthew Baxter and Sergeant Sam Howard…

Police say Brabham shot officers with this rifle just inside the threshold of his home.

UPDATE: JSO Officers Expected To Recover After Shootout With Suspect

Jessica Palombo

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Updated 12:05 p.m. Saturday: Two Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office police officers are expected to recover after they were shot while responding to a call...