Three months after Ezell Ford was shot dead by Los Angeles police, Mayor Eric Garcetti has ordered the LAPD to release the autopsy performed on the 25-year-old mentally ill man. Garcetti made the announcement during a surprise appearance at an LAPD news conference Thursday. He has given the department until the end of the year to lift a […]
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 […]
UPDATE: 2:00 PM EST Attorneys for Darren Wilson spoke out for the first time since the investigation into Michael Brown’s shooting began, releasing a statement absolving them from leaking information regarding the case. “We were not responsible for any leaks to any media including those published in the NY Times and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Further, we are […]
News that blood from Michael Brown Jr. was found on Darren Wilson’s police cruiser and gun may just be the first of many leaks to come from the shooting case. In fact, Officer Wilson’s side of the story may have been leaked by government officials to “let people down slowly,” according to Former St. Louis County […]
During one of the several “Moral Monday” demonstrations organized to fight police brutality for Ferguson October’s “weekend of resistance,” 43 protestors were arrested outside of the police station. More were arrested throughout the day and into the night, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis County police released a list of 49 protesters who […]
Hollywood may be behind when it comes to joining the youth-led movement to obtain justice for Michael Brown Jr. and all victims of police brutality, but Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams has become a familiar face in the fight. When we stopped to talk to him during Ferguson October’s weekend of resistance, a global call […]
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 […]
This weekend, protesters are coming together to stand up against the Ferguson Police Department by way of a highly publicized “Weekend Of Resistance.” It kicked off on Friday, with protestors hitting the street to send an important message to authorities. During the protests, a man named Koran Addo was taking photos from afar, when he happened to […]
Protestors and police in the Shaw neighborhood clashed Thursday, marking the second night of unrest...
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. […]
In what can only be a bittersweet moment for residents in Ferguson, Missouri, the city has witnessed a surge in voter registration following the shooting of a black unarmed teenager by white police officer Darren Wilson. Since Michael Brown’s death, 3,287 people out of the 4,839 in St. Louis County who have registered to vote are […]
Prosecutors in St. Louis County, Missouri are investigating a possible leak from the grand jury hearing evidence in Michael Brown’s shooting. The leak suggests there isn’t enough information to warrant charging Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot him in August. The information came from a Twitter user claiming to know about the jury’s proceedings. From the […]
