Maryland state trooper fatally shoots 16-year-old after responding to reports of an armed man
Allard1/iStock(LEONARDTOWN, Md.) — Maryland State Police are investigating a trooper-involved shooting in Leonardtown that ended in the death of a 16-year-old. Just before 1:30 p.m. local time Tuesday, police received two separate 911 calls about a man acting suspicious while holding what looked like a gun, police said in a statement Tuesday night. A uniformed…… read more »
Man who shot seal in head with pistol as it rested on beach imprisoned for three months
Sundry Photography/iStock(NEW YORK) — A man has been sentenced to three months in federal prison after shooting an elephant seal in the head with a handgun while it rested peacefully on a California beach. The incident originally occurred on Sept. 28, 2019, when 30-year-old Jordan Gerbich from Santa Maria, California drove to an elephant seal…… read more »
Officer who shot, killed Daunte Wright and Brooklyn Center police chief both resign
Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty Images(BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.) — The police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Sunday has resigned from her position. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott announced at a press conference Tuesday that Officer Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran…… read more »
Officer who shot Jacob Blake acted ‘within policy,’ won’t face discipline, chief says
Wisconsin Department of Justice(KENOSHA, Wisc.) — Officer Rusten Sheskey was acting “within policy” when he fired seven times toward Jacob Blake, a Black man, last year, the Kenosha, Wisconsin, Police Department said. Sheskey, who is white, will not be disciplined for his use of force and is now back on the job after returning from…… read more »
Key takeaways from Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, Day 12
Court TV via ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) — Prosectors wrapped up their case in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin on Tuesday after calling 38 witnesses and presenting numerous videos to argue that the former Minneapolis police officer and his colleagues allegedly caused the death of George Floyd last year. “The state of Minnesota rests,” prosecutor Steve…… read more »
Oath Keepers stashed weapons at hotel for potential Jan. 6 violence, prosecutors indicate
Marilyn Nieves/iStockFederal prosecutors alleged in a new court filing that Members of the Oath Keepers militia group who joined in the Jan. 6 insurrection appear to have stashed weapons at a hotel in Virginia as part of a so-called “Quick Reaction Force” they could activate if violence escalated that day. In a court document filed…… read more »
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