The summer of 2014 was arguably one of the most transformative in recent history — the nation saw a resurgence of resistance against injustice and police brutality following the death of a number of unarmed black people at the hands of law enforcement and, as a result, electrified a movement that doesn’t seem to be slowing down […]
The trial of the shooting of Aiyana Stanley-Jones by a Detroit police officer ended in a mistrial for the second time around. The first trial had the same result back in June 2013 with a hung jury, and the Uncle of the late seven-year-old revealed his frustrations with the repeated outcome. It was reported earlier this […]
Manslaughter charges against the Detroit police officer who fatally shot a sleeping 7-year-old child have been dismissed. Officer Joseph Weekley has been on trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones, but charges were dropped on Friday when Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway granted a motion filed by Weekley’s attorney. […]
The second trial for the Detroit police officer who fatally shot 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in 2010 began this week, kicking off with jury selection on Monday. Officer Joseph Weekley shot Aiyana during a raid that was being filmed for A&E’s hit show The First 48. Aiyana’s family members maintain the officers were more concerned with […]
