The medical examiner’s office has ruled the police shooting of Akai Gurley a homicide. Gurley, the unarmed Brooklyn man who was killed by a probationary NYPD officer in a dark stairwell last week, was pronounced dead at the hospital late Thursday after being shot in the chest. The officer who shot Gurley, Peter Liang, was assigned to patrol […]
The death of unarmed teen Michael Brown has inspired many people to stand up against social injustice, including two young men who launched the journey of a lifetime — a trip from Atlanta to Ferguson, Mo. using nothing but their feet. For twenty days, Londrelle Hall, 28, and Ray Mills, 29, ran through five states under brutal weather […]
After weeks of reviewing evidence and hearing testimony, Yahoo News is reporting that a St. Louis County grand jury has reached a decision on whether…
A top St. Louis County, Mo., administrator has raised questions about a St. Louis prosecutor’s pledge to obtain a court order to release evidence reviewed…
The police shooting of a 12-year-old Ohio boy holding a fake gun is under investigation, but new details reveal the boy did not point the replica gun at officers as previously suggested. The child, identified as Tamir Rice, died Sunday, a day after officers responded to a 911 call about a “probably fake” gun at a […]
UPDATE: 11:20 AM EST And just in case you were wondering how Officer Darren Wilson’s getting along with life amid the controversy surrounding him, check this out. The officer who disappeared after shooting Michael Brown Jr. just married his girlfriend. Life is sweet, isn’t it? From the St. Louis Dispatch: Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson married […]
Challenging Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch’s promise to seek a court order releasing the Ferguson grand jury evidence to the public if Officer Darren Wilson isn’t indicted, a St. Louis County circuit judge said she has not yet agreed to the release. McCulloch, who is not charging Wilson himself in the killing of Michael Brown, and did […]
Here we are again. Waiting on a decision from a jury about the fate of a white man that has killed a black man. This time, it’s Ferguson, MO. The black man that died is named Michael Brown and his killer is named Officer Darren Wilson. That word “killer” makes you cringe? Makes me sound […]
Despite police violence against peaceful protestors in Ferguson, Mo., in the days after Michael Brown Jr.’s death, the FBI is warning law enforcement agencies across the country that the decision on whether to indict Darren Wilson “will likely” lead to violence. The FBI bulletin, released Friday, is based on “observed criminal and violent activity” in […]
GRAND JURY DECISION UPDATES: Monday, November 17 3:30 PM EST Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday afternoon ahead of the grand jury decision announcement. It is unclear when the decision will be passed down. The executive order will last for 30 days. National Guard troops will be deployed to the Ferguson, Mo., […]
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday ahead the announcement of findings of…
Vice News is reporting that a video posted online recently allegedly shows Ferguson, Mo., Officer Darren Wilson threatening a man filming him during a dispute…
