The last quarter of 2014 sparked a movement — the possibility of changing state and police violence in the United States as we know it. Decades of frustration stemming from police brutality against minority communities came to a head in 2014 with the deaths of Michael Brown Jr., Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, and others — many […]
New footage has surfaced of Utah native Darrien Hunt’s final moments before he was shot and killed by police officers in September for carrying a toy sword. Hunt was an avid anime cosplayer, whose shooting was deemed justified by the Utah County Attorney’s Office earlier this month. The young man was shot six times in the back after he […]
The police shooting of a black man holding a sword as part of a Japanese anime costume has been deemed justified, Utah County Attorney Jeff Buhman said Monday in a news conference. Darrien Hunt, 22, was shot on Sept. 10 by two Saratoga Springs officers after they claim they feared for their lives and the […]
Darrien Hunt’s second autopsy has shown plot holes in police reports that say the 22-year-old was swinging a fake samurai sword at them last month. An autopsy by the Utah State Medical Examiner’s Officer shows that Hunt was shot six times in the back. The report also provides a major difference in a private autopsy that was […]
In recent months, reports of unarmed victims shot and killed by law enforcement has dominated news. In fact, August saw at least five unarmed individuals that were killed by police, including Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, and Eric Garner. And while the number of individuals killed at the hands of officers in “justifiable police homicides” is somewhat unknown […]
To combat the Ebola crisis crippling West African nations, President Obama’s administration is sending 3,000 U.S. military personnel to supply medical and logistical support. Obama announced the plan, which includes the building of 17 new health-care facilities and an increase in the number of beds needed to isolate and treat victims, Tuesday during a visit to the […]
The family of Darrien Hunt is looking for answers after he was shot for allegedly swinging a fake samurai sword. According to the LA Times, the 22-year-old was fatally shot last week in Saratoga Springs, Utah, after police responded to a call of a man walking around suspiciously with a sword. Police confronted Hunt in a mall parking lot, but what […]
