The article reports on the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy in East Oakland with an ongoing investigation and reward money for information. [ more ]
Training For Private Security Guards Called Into Question | KQED
There are more than 300,000 licensed security guards in California - a number that's been growing over the past decade.But in the wake of a fatal shooting of an alleged shoplifter in San Francisco last month by a Walgreens drug store guard, the training required by state regulators is looking increasingly outdated.
Suspect in killing of Black trans man Righteous Torrence 'TK' Hill identified by police
Despite identifying a suspect, the police have not yet arrested anyone in connection with the fatal shooting of Black transgender man Righteous Torrence 'TK' Hill. [ more ]
Day Around the Bay: Person Fatally Shot on Folsom Street Sunday Morning
There was a fatal shooting in SoMa early Sunday, near the intersection of 5th and Folsom streets.The shooting occurred at 4:35 a.m., and the victim fled in a vehicle that "came to rest" at 5th and Shipley; further information has not been released about the victim or any suspects.[SFPD/Facebook] In another victory for local labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan, workers at the San Francisco Marriott are getting $9 million in withheld tips from the company.
Man Charged in Deadly Shooting of N.Y.P.D. Officer in Queens
Fatal shooting of Police Officer Jonathan Diller in Queens. Lindy Jones charged, Guy Rivera fired fatal shot. Jones pleads not guilty and faces gun charges. [ more ]
Man in Custody in Fatal Shooting of N.Y.P.D. Officer
The fatal shooting of Police Officer Jonathan Diller during a traffic stop in Queens resulted in the arrest of Guy Rivera, while another individual, Lindy Jones, was taken into custody but has not been charged yet. [ more ]
No arrests after fatal shooting in busy' Catford as police appeal for public's help
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a shooting incident in Catford Broadway.
Chief Superintendent Trevor Lawry expressed sympathies for the victim's family and assured the community of significant resources assigned to the investigation. [ more ]
Animal rights activists gather outside Scotland Yard over dogs shot dead by police
D ozens of animal rights activists gathered outside Scotland Yard on Thursday night to hold a candlelit vigil for two dogs shot dead by officers earlier this week.Protesters from Animal Rising, a group which disrupted last month's Grand National, accused the force of murdering Louie Turnbull's pets called Millions and Marshall and held up signs demanding justice.
Met officers in manslaughter probe after Black man dies in Taser balcony incident
Two Metropolitan Police officers are being criminally investigated for manslaughter after a man was shot with a Taser and then fell from a balcony to his death.The man, who was Black, died after he fell in Peckham, south London.He later succumbed to his injuries.Despite extensive efforts by the police, the man is yet to be formally identified, according to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is leading this investigation.
Des Plaines police release bodycam footage of man with an ax
Des Plaines police released the body-camera footage of a man brandishing an ax and approaching an officer before he was fatally wounded by police in May.A 55-year-old man, identified as Scott J. MacDonald, was possibly suffering a psychotic episode when he approached a Des Plaines officer the night of May 24, officials said.
Arrests made in slaying off off-duty Chicago police officer Areanah Preston: sources
Four people were arrested overnight in connection with the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago Police officer early Saturday on the South Side, according to police sources with knowledge of the investigation.The four "persons of interest" - two males and two females - were brought into custody after an hours-long standoff with police in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, one source familiar with the situation said.
COPA releases body camera footage in fatal Chicago police shooting of Reginald Clay Jr.
Editor's Note: This video contains contain graphic content that may be upsetting to viewers.Newly releasedbody camera footage of Chicago police fatally shooting a man during a mid-April foot chase appears to show the man holding a gun as he turns toward police.Chicago police shot and killed Reginald Clay Jr., 24, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the morning of April 15.
Police ID man fatally shot in vehicle in northwest Toronto | CBC News
Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in a vehicle in northwest Toronto on Monday.In a news release Thursday, Toronto police said 43-year-old Mississauga man Tung Duc Do was the victim of a shooting in the area of Steeles Avenue West and Fenmar Drive.Officers were called to the scene shortly after 11:30 a.m., where a vehicle was found parked on the sidewalk.
Victim identified in Vaughan shooting, police searching for 2 suspects | CBC News
York police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting at a plaza in Vaughan earlier this week, and are searching for two suspects.In a news release issued Friday, police said the shooting happened around 3:50 a.m.Wednesday outside a recording studio on Creditstone Road near Highway 7 West.The double shooting left 23-year-old Jayden Pitter from Brampton dead and another unidentified man with life-threatening injuries.
Man allegedly wielding knife fatally shot by Toronto police in east end | CBC News
A man who Toronto police say was wielding a knife in the city's east end was fatally shot by an officer Wednesday, according to Ontario's police watchdog.Toronto police at the scene of the fatal shooting on Wednesday.(CBC) A man who Toronto police say was wielding a knife in the city's east end was fatally shot by an officer Wednesday, according to Ontario's police watchdog.
Former youth football coach found guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of pregnant woman and her baby, who only lived days
A Cook County jury on Friday found a Chicago man guilty of murdering the pregnant mother of his child, as well as his baby, who was delivered alive but only lived for days.Corey Deering, 42, a youth football coach in Englewood, was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Stacey Jones, a Cook County probation officer who was eight months pregnant, and the death of the infant, known as Baby Boy Harrison.
Trial begins for man accused of killing pregnant probation officer
In the months leading up to her shooting death, Stacey Jones, a Cook County probation officer who was eight months pregnant, told family and friends that the father of her unborn child threatened her and told her he didn't want more children, prosecutors alleged.But when she didn't get an abortion, Corey Deering, the father, who was married to another woman, "hatched a plan" to end her life, along with that of her child, Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Michelle Papa alleged during opening statements Tuesday at the Leighton Criminal Court building.
Trooper Charged in Killing of Unarmed Man After a High-Speed Chase
A state trooper was charged by the New York attorney general's office on Monday with killing an unarmed man in downtown Buffalo by fatally shooting him after a high-speed highway chase.The trooper, Anthony Nigro IV, a 15-year State Police veteran, was charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the death of James Huber, 38, on Feb. 12, 2022, the attorney general, Letitia James, said in a news release.
Store Owner Charged With Murdering 14-Year-Old He Wrongly Accused of Stealing
A South Carolina convenience store owner has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old Black boy whom he falsely accused of shoplifting, chased and shot in the back on Sunday night, the authorities said.The store owner, Rick Chow, 58, who was charged on Monday, believed that the boy, Cyrus Carmack-Belton, had stolen four water bottles from his Xpress Mart Shell Station in Columbia, the Richland County Sheriff's Office said.
18-year-old man admits to fatally shooting rapper Pop Smoke in Hollywood Hills home
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An 18-year-old man charged in the fatal 2020 shooting of Pop Smoke admitted to killing the rapper in juvenile court Friday.The defendant, who was 15 at the time of the crime, admitted to a juvenile court petition charging him with first-degree murder in the Feb. 19, 2020, death of Pop Smoke, whose real name was Bashar Jackson.
Petition to hold Met Police to account over barbaric' shooting of two dogs hits 100k signatures
The dogs, reportedly named Marshall and Millionaire, were shot dead by an armed police officer at 5pm on Sunday by the Limehouse Cut.Louie Turnbull's dogs had allegedly attacked a woman and her dog on Sunday afternoon in Commercial Road, Limehouse.Footage posted on social media showed officers then pursued Mr Turnbull, who was holding the two dogs on a short lead along the canal, on Sunday afternoon.
Fallen officer Areanah Preston remembered on 25th birthday
More than 100 loved ones and community members let go of different colored and shaped balloons in the backyard of an elementary school in Calumet Heights to celebrate the "heavenly" birthday of fallen Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston, who would have been 25 Wednesday.The celebration took place at Robert A. Black Magnet Elementary School, of which Preston was an alumni.
Claiming 'retaliation,' head of CPD reform resigns
The head of the Chicago Police Department's reform efforts submitted her resignation this week, less than a year after her predecessor was fired from the same position.Records obtained by the Tribune show Tina Skahill, the executive director of the CPD's office of constitutional policing and reform, tendered her resignation from the department on Monday, with her departure to take effect on June 17.
3rd Man Is Charged With Murder in Killing of Jam Master Jay
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Tuesday charged a Queens man with murder in the 2002 killing of the pioneering hip-hop D.J. Jam Master Jay, bringing to three the number of people accused of taking part in the slaying.The man charged on Tuesday, Jay Bryant, 49, was already being held while awaiting trial on a separate drug-related indictment, prosecutors said in a court filing.
Pembroke homicide victims ID'd as 16-year-olds from Mississauga | CBC News
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have identified two 16-year-olds from Mississauga as the people killed west of Ottawa early Monday morning, and say they were shot.Officers said Monday they were called to an apartment building on Mackay Street in Pembroke just before 3 a.m., where they found two people who had been critically injured.
Areanah Preston funeral: Chicago police officer remembered Wednesday
Family, friends and fellow officers are set to remember slain Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston at her funeral Wednesday.Preston was shot and killed as she returned to her Avalon Park home from a late-night shift in early May.[ Chicago cop, 24, killed just after her shift ends.'I wanted to be an officer ... a person to fight for justice,' she said in 2021 interview.
Funeral arrangements set for slain Chicago police officer Areanah Preston
The funeral arrangements have been set for Aréanah Preston a week after the Chicago police officer was fatally shot as she returned home from a late night shift.Preston will be remembered at a visitation Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Oak Lawn's Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, located 4727 W 103rd St. Her funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Trinity United Church of Christ, located at 400 W. 95th St, according to the Chicago Police Department.
Chicago man found fatally shot in suburban Oak Brook, police say
A 27-year-old Chicago man was found fatally wounded in a vehicle in Oak Brook after police and fire department personnel responded to a 911 call of a shooting near 22nd Street and Camden Court.Police said a 911 call came in about 12:05 a.m.Wednesday of an unconfirmed number of shots being fired into a vehicle.
In surprise move, Blazey releases part of Christopher Taylor's secret personnel file to the defense team - Austin Monitor
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 by Nina Hernandez The district court judge overseeing the trial of the Austin police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Mike Ramos has ruled that parts of the officer's secret personnel file will be handed over to the defense.Last week, Travis County District Court Judge Dayna Blazey denied the city of Austin's motion to partially quash a subpoena from the Travis County District Attorney's Office requesting Austin police officer Christopher Taylor's personnel file.
U.S. Investigates Fatal Shooting of Tribe Member by Border Agents
The F.B.I. and federal border officials are investigating the fatal shooting last week of a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation by U.S. border agents on the reservation in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.Agents from the Ajo Station were involved in the shooting around 10 p.m. Thursday near Ajo, Ariz., according to Robert Daniels, a spokesman for Customs and Border Protection.
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 36-year-old Aurora man found inside a house on the city's far West Side early Monday morning, officials said.Police found Isiah Ayala inside a home on the 2300 block of Candleberry Lane with multiple gunshot wounds around 12:15 a.m.Monday after receiving multiple 911 calls concerning shots fired, officials said in a news release Wednesday.
15-year-old boy shot and killed in San Francisco, police say
Marco_Piunti/Getty Images A 15-year-old boy died after being shot in San Francisco's Fillmore District on Thursday evening, officials said.The San Francisco Police Department said in a news release issued Friday that it responded to a report of a shooting at 7:19 p.m. on the 1800 block of Eddy Street, which is just off Divisadero Street, three blocks from the Raymond Kimbell Playground.
EU aims to harmonise criminal laws across bloc to fight corruption
The EU executive wants to harmonise criminal laws against corruption across the bloc, as part of a wide-ranging drive to tackle bribery, abuse of office and illicit enrichment.Under a proposed draft directive, misappropriation of funds, trading influence, abuse of office, illicit enrichment and obstruction of justice in corruption cases would be harmonised criminal offences.
Suspect charged in Homecrest double shooting outside hookah lounge * Brooklyn Paper
Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams Cops cuffed a 19-year-old man Friday in connection with a double shooting that occurred outside a hookah lounge in Homecrest last December.The male and female victims, both 19, were shot in the torso as they sat in a vehicle near 2430 Coney Island Ave. at about 12:15 a.m. on Dec. 19.
Virginia Man Is Charged in Fatal Shooting of New Jersey Councilwoman
A 28-year-old Virginia man was charged with murder on Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a New Jersey councilwoman in February, the authorities said.The man, Rashid Ali Bynum, was taken into custody in Virginia Tuesday morning and was awaiting extradition, Yolanda Ciccone, the Middlesex County, N.J., prosecutor said at a news conference.
Mourners Gather in San Francisco to Grieve, Celebrate Life of Banko Brown | KQED
Brown, a 24-year-old transgender Black man, was unarmed.On May 1, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced she would not file charges against Anthony.City leaders and members of the public called for Jenkins to release the store's surveillance footage, which she did on May 15.The six-minute video shows Anthony confronting Brown as he attempts to exit the store.
$19 Million Settlement Is Reached in Fatal Police Shooting of Colorado Man
The parents of a Colorado man who was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy last June during a mental health crisis will receive $19 million as part of a settlement announced Tuesday.The man, Christian Glass, 22, was killed after he called 911 when the vehicle he was driving became stuck on an embankment on a mountain road near Silver Plume, about 45 miles west of Denver.
Ridgewood man sentenced in 2018 'cold-blooded murder' of the mother of his two kids in Brooklyn: DA - QNS.com
A Ridgewood man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on May 5 for killing his former girlfriend, who was the mother of his two children, during a murderous rampage in Bushwick, Brooklyn, in 2018.Gabriel Rivera, 30, of Linden Street, pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree attempted assault, and first-degree stalking in the fatal shooting of Sanchez and the attempted murder of her mother.
Woman shot dead in Brooklyn home, person of interest in custody | amNewYork
By Meaghan McGoldrick Posted on May 7, 2023 Police investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in East Flatbush, Brooklyn early Sunday morning, May 7. Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams A woman was shot to death in her Brooklyn home early Sunday morning, police said.
Shooting victim in East New York pronounced dead, third shooting death in 75th NYPD precinct in a week | amNewYork
By Christian Murray Posted on May 2, 2023 A man was fatally shot on May 1 in the 75th precinct.Police at the crime scene.Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams A man is dead after being gunned down outside of a White Castle fast food joint in East New York on Mondaythe third fatal shooting in the NYPD 75th precinct in just one week.