An independent autopsy released Tuesday shows Andrew Brown Jr. was shot 5 times, including in the back of the head.
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Justice Department opens Louisville policing probe over Breonna Taylor’s death
Similarly, Attorney General Merrick Garland last week announced a probe into the tactics of the police in Minneapolis following the death there of George Floyd.
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Police seek attacker who kicked Chinese American man in head
The man, who was collecting cans when he was attacked from behind, is in critical but stable condition.
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Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation
They are seizing on the nation’s reckoning with racial injustice to insist equity be considered in a range of bills.
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Crowds react with joy, wariness to verdict in George Floyd’s death
Crowds nationwide have reacted with jubilation but also with deep awareness of the progress left to be made after a jury convicted former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of murder in the killing of George Floyd
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In Minneapolis, a city remains fortified in wake of guilty verdict in George Floyd trial
More than 3,000 National Guard soldiers, along with police officers, sheriffs deputies and other law enforcement personnel have flooded Minneapolis in recent days.
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Biden to America after George Floyd verdict: ‘We can’t stop here’
The president and vice president call on Congress to act swiftly to address policing reform, including by approving a bill named for Floyd, who died with his neck under the knee of former police officer Derek Chauvin last May.
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Daunte Wright’s family calls for stiffer charge against former Minnesota officer
Kim Potter – who was released on $100,000 bond hours after her arrest Wednesday – appeared alongside her attorney at her initial appearance Thursday over Zoom, saying very little.
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Defense rests after Chauvin decides not to testify at his murder trial
Closing arguments are set to begin Monday, after which the racially diverse jury will begin its deliberations.
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Former Minnesota police officer charged in fatal shooting of Black man
The manslaughter charge against Kim Potter was filed three days after Daunte Wright, 20, was killed during a traffic stop.