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A weekend of violent protests: Breaking down the police killing of Anthony Lamar Smith in St. Louis
by Brian SeayProtests entered a fourth day Monday in St. Louis after a white former police officer there was found not guilty in the 2011 killing of a black suspect.
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Chicago buyback gun turns up at scene of police involved shooting years later
by Brian SeayThe Chicago Police Department is trying to figure out how a gun turned in at a buyback event in 2004 ended up at a suburban crime scene years later.
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Pennsylvania Senate amends bill arming teachers ahead of anticipated final vote
by Christen SmithPennsylvania senators amended a proposal this week to arm school employees.
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Lawsuit: Deputies routinely use ‘racially discriminatory policing tactics’
by Brian SeayA federal lawsuit filed Monday claims that race, not a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing, guided deputies as they targeted black people in Mississippi.
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Former South Carolina cop takes plea deal in federal shooting death case
by Brian SeayThe officer took a plea deal with prosecutors nearly a year after pleading not guilty to charges stemming from the shooting death of Walter Scott.
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Shot Spotter sensors helped capture Fresno killer by reducing response time
by Chris EgerAuthorities in California on Wednesday credited a gunfire detection system with the speedy capture of a suspect in a triple murder.
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Police searching for missing .357 used in Fresno shootings
by Chris EgerThe gun used to kill three in a racist shooting in California this week has not been recovered and authorities are now seeking a man believed to have picked it up near the crime scene.
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Police: Deadly rampage motivated by race, not terrorism
by Brian SeayPolice in California say, despite what the suspect said during his arrest, a deadly rampage that resulted in the death of three white men Tuesday morning was motivated by race, not terrorism.
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Dramatic bodycam footage shows Utah police kill man with his own gun (VIDEO)
by Brian SeayBody camera footage released Friday shows a deadly officer-involved shooting in Roy, Utah, earlier this year.
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Survey: Fewer police officers fire their service weapons than Americans think
by Brian SeayMany Americans believe it’s rather common for police officers to fire their service weapons, but reality paints a different picture, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
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Charleston church killer sentenced to death
by Brian SeayA federal jury sentenced Charleston church shooter and white supremacist Dylann Roof to death, less than a month after convicting him of 33 counts including hate crimes.
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Army vet will become seventh living Medal of Honor recipient for actions in Iraq, Afghanistan (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyFormer Army Sgt. Kyle. J. White, 27, will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan. White was taking part in a meeting with village elders in Aranas when he, along with the rest of his 14-man team of U.S. soldiers and attachment of Afghan National Army soldiers, […]
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