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L.A. deputies shoot at aggressive pit bull, accidentally kill teenager

by Brian Seay

A teenager is dead after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot at an aggressive pit bull, and their bullets ricocheted and hit the teen in the chest.

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Survey: Most officers believe high-profile police-involved shootings make their jobs harder

by Brian Seay

A survey of police officers in America found that 86 percent of them believe high-profile incidents involving officers and black people make police work harder, according to a report released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday.

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Family of California dementia patient says he was murdered by police

by Brian Seay

The family of a 73-year-old dementia patient is speaking out, saying police murdered him when they shot him Monday morning after someone called police and reported a man with a gun.

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Uganda cop fatally shoots ‘aggressive,’ ‘violent’ tortoise

by Brent McCluskey

An off-duty Ugandan police officer fatally shot a “very big white tortoise” after it became “aggressive’ and “violent.” Off-duty police officer Charles Onegiu was sipping a cup of tea in his Nebbi district home when an uninvited tortoise entered. Onegiu tried to scare the creature off with a stick, and then a plastic chair, before […]

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