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Cop's Partner: I Told Him Not to Play With Guns. Then, a Shot

Authorities: Nathaniel Hendren 'mishandled' gun while playing Russian roulette; cop Katlyn Alix died

(Newser) - A St. Louis police officer is dead, and authorities say her death came at the hands of one of her colleagues while they were playing Russian roulette. USA Today reports that 24-year-old officer Katlyn Alix was shot and killed while off-duty early Thursday in the apartment of fellow officer Nathaniel...

Officer Shoots Teen Who's 'Got a Handgun'—But Didn't

Antonio Arce, 14, was running down an alley

(Newser) - An Arizona police officer Tuesday shot dead a 14-year-old boy who was running away carrying an airsoft gun, CNN reports. The Tempe Police Department officer, identified to media only as Jaen, was responding to a suspicious vehicle in an alleyway when he saw the teen step out of a gray...

Ex-Cop Who Shot Laquan McDonald Hears His Fate

Jason Van Dyke gets just shy of 7 years in prison at sentencing; he could be out in 3, analyst says

(Newser) - The former Chicago cop who gunned down black teen Laquan McDonald heard his fate Friday, and per the Chicago Tribune , it was a "relatively lenient sentence." The paper says Jason Van Dyke was "stoic" as Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent Gaughan handed down his prison term on...

Teen With Replica Gun Shot, Killed in Arizona

Police officers say they thought the 14-year-old had a real firearm

(Newser) - Police in a Phoenix suburb say a burglary suspect shot to death by an officer was a 14-year-old boy carrying a replica gun, the AP reports. Authorities say officers in the city of Tempe reported a suspect burglarizing a car Tuesday and that he ran away holding what appeared to...

Judge Acquits Officers in Laquan McDonald Cover-up

Prosecutors alleged that they were trying to protect another officer

(Newser) - A judge has acquitted three Chicago police officers of trying to cover up the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald to protect another officer who pulled the trigger, the AP reports. Judge Domenica Stephenson said Thursday that after considering all of the evidence, including police dashcam video of the...

Armed Man Takes 2 Women Hostage at UPS Facility
UPS Hostage Taker Is Dead
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Jan 14, 2019 2:55 PM CST

UPS Hostage Taker Is Dead

But 2 female hostages were unharmed

(Newser) - An armed man who entered a UPS processing facility Monday morning and held two women hostage for several hours was shot and killed by police as he left the building with the women, authorities said. Several officers fired at William Owens, 39, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, the state Attorney General'...

One Cop Shoots Another During Search
Body Cam Shows Why
Officer Is 'Devastated'
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Jan 12, 2019 4:05 PM CST

Body Cam Shows Why Officer Is 'Devastated'

Cop shoots fellow officer shot in the back

(Newser) - Officer Aaron Wright had her back—but for a split second, in the wrong way. Released body cam footage shows the Indiana officer shooting fellow officer Lane Butler in the back Tuesday in an apparent accident, ABC News reports. Three officers were searching a Lafayette home for a suspect wanted...

Deputy Loses Job for Shooting Barking Chihuahua
The Dog Was Yipping Around
the Deputy's Feet. Then, a Shot
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Jan 12, 2019 11:14 AM CST

The Dog Was Yipping Around the Deputy's Feet. Then, a Shot

Deputy Keenan Wallace has been fired from the Faulkner County Sheriff's Department

(Newser) - A Chihuahua who was shot in Arkansas isn't dead, but a deputy's career with the Faulkner County Sheriff's Department is. Deputy Keenan Wallace has been "relieved of his duties" after an expletive-filled video showing him shooting a dog named Reese's after responding to a call...

SC Officer Loses Appeal Over Walter Scott Shooting

Michael Slager is serving 20 years for killing black motorist

(Newser) - An appellate court has upheld the conviction and 20-year sentence of a white former South Carolina policeman for the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist who was running from a traffic stop. The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals made that determination Tuesday in the case of Michael Slager,...

Lawsuit: Why Was Man Shot 59 Times?
Lawsuit: Why Was
Man Shot 59 Times?
Dec 29, 2018 12:48 PM CST

Lawsuit: Why Was Man Shot 59 Times?

'My son deserves the truth,' says Monteria Robinson

(Newser) - A Georgia prosecutor is suing the US Department of Justice over its refusal to provide information about how officers shot 59 bullets into a schizophrenic college student, the AP reports. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said Friday that federal authorities have blocked his prosecutors from interviewing the officers who...

Trump Weighs In on Suspected Cop Killer

Man sought in California was living in the US illegally

(Newser) - The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said Thursday that it couldn't confirm the name of a suspect wanted in the murder of a small-town cop from Newman, Calif.—but it could confirm that the man was in the US illegally. Sheriff Adam Christianson vowed that officers would find...

The Complicated Story of a Cop Fired for Not Shooting a Man


Cop Who Didn't Shoot
Man Wishes He'd Had
'a Few More Seconds'
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Dec 2, 2018 1:20 PM CST

Cop Who Didn't Shoot Man Wishes He'd Had 'a Few More Seconds'

Stephen Mader held back when he thought RJ Williams was trying to do a 'suicide by cop'

(Newser) - A rookie white cop, a young black man shot to death by police, and a firing—but the story doesn't develop in an expected way. Writing for ProPublica , Joe Sexton takes a deep dive into the 2016 shooting of 23-year-old RJ Williams in Weirton, West Virginia. Williams was shot...

Officer Who Shot Man in His Home Indicted for Murder

Amber Guyger says she thought she was in her apartment

(Newser) - In September, Amber Guyger, at that time a Dallas police officer, walked into the apartment of Botham Shem Jean and shot the 26-year-old to death . Guyger lived in the same building as Jean and claimed that she thought she was entering her own unit and believed he was an intruder....

Cop Allegedly Shot by Fellow Officer, on Purpose

Authorities in Canada say the two got into an altercation during a crash investigation

(Newser) - A Canadian police officer is hospitalized in stable condition after a fellow cop shot him numerous times during a Thursday altercation, reports the CBC . Det. Sgt. Shane Donovan and Const. Nathan Parker of Niagara Regional Police Services were conducting a follow-up investigation at the scene of a DUI crash in...

&#39;Outraged&#39; Parents of Mall Victim: We Want Justice
Mall Shooting Story
Gets Way Bigger
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Nov 25, 2018 12:16 PM CST

Mall Shooting Story Gets Way Bigger

'Outraged' parents of shooting victim demand justice

(Newser) - The parents of a man killed by Alabama police Friday are calling for justice after authorities apparently shot the wrong guy, ABC News reports. "I'm outraged as a mother because I carried him for nine months," says April Pipkins, mother of police-shooting victim Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr....

Cops Killed Guy Who Wasn't the Mall Shooter

Seems Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. was fleeing the scene

(Newser) - The guy shot by police at an Alabama mall Thanksgiving night wasn't really an alleged gunman, AL.com reports. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office released a statement Friday saying police actually shot and killed Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., 21, who was carrying a gun as he fled the...

Fundraiser for Slain Guard Gets $150K From Kanye

He made huge donation to family of Jemel Roberson

(Newser) - A GoFundMe fundraiser for the family of a black security guard shot dead by police soared past its goal after a massive donation from none other than Kanye West. The rapper donated $150,000 to help the family of Jemel Roberson, a bar security guard who was killed by a...

Wanted Man Dies After Chase Through Fire Zone

Parolee reportedly brandished metallic object

(Newser) - A man who lost his life in the area of the Camp Fire succumbed not to flames but to bullet wounds. An "armed and dangerous wanted parolee" led police on a high-speed chase Thursday and was ultimately shot and killed, Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey says, per the...

Bouncer Killed by Cop Had Good Reason to Work Overtime

Lawyers say he was supporting his partner, who's pregnant with 2nd child

(Newser) - Lawyers who've filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the fatal police shooting of a black security guard at an Illinois bar Sunday say the 26-year-old was working overtime to support his partner, who's pregnant with the couple's second child. Jemel Roberson and Avontea Boose, who have a...

Black Bouncer Killed by Cops Responding to Bar Shooting

Jemel Roberson was fatally shot in Illinois

(Newser) - A black security guard was mistakenly fired upon and killed by police who were responding to a shooting at an Illinois bar early Sunday. Per WGN , Jemel Roberson was the armed bouncer at Manny’s Blue Room Bar in Robbins, where witnesses reportedly said he asked some drunk men to...

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