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9 months probation for officer who fired 41 shots at unarmed man, killing him

by Brian Seay

A former police officer in Texas received nine months of probation for killing an unarmed man after a police chase in 2012.

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Trio accused of popping off rounds in residential neighborhood while drunk

by Jennifer Cruz

Authorities say the suspects initially denied any knowledge of the gunfire, then admitted to firing rounds from a back deck during the 6:30 a.m. incident.

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Chicago police watchdog group says fatal police shooting from 2012 was unjustified

by Brian Seay

In a rare move, a police watchdog group in Chicago announced Thursday that the 2012 shooting of a 15-year-old boy was unjustified.

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Jurors shown body camera footage of fatal shooting in Milwaukee (VIDEO)

by Brian Seay

Jurors on Thursday saw body camera footage showing former Milwaukee police officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown shoot Sylville Smith two times last August.

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The confusing story of an armed citizen on patrol (VIDEOS)

by Chris Eger

Armed with an AR-15, four mags and a Molon Lebe knife, 20-year-old Conor Climo took to the streets of the Centennial Hills neighborhood of Las Vegas, but after he got some media attention, soon stood down.

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Time-lapse video of Israel decimating Gaza neighborhood (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

A time-lapse video shows the devastating effect of Israeli airstrikes on a Gaza neighborhood Saturday. The Israel Defense Force targeted the Shijaiyah neighborhood and over the course of an hour razed the area to the ground. Just 12 hours later, a ceasefire was called, Business Insider reports. While the IDF has been working to destroy […]

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