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Takeaways from AP's report on new footage from the fatal shooting of a Black motorist in Georgia

Jun. 25, 2024 00:18 AM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — In the summer following the 2020 police killing of George Floyd, the fatal shooting of Julian Lewis generated headlines far beyond rural Georgia. The Georgia State Patrol quickly fired the trooper who opened fire on Lewis within seconds of forcing the Black...

Shot in 1.6 seconds: Video raises questions about how trooper avoided charges in Black man's death

Jun. 25, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Julian Lewis didn’t pull over for the Georgia State Patrol cruiser flashing its blue lights behind him on a rural highway. He still didn't stop after pointing a hand out the window and turning onto a darkened dirt road as the trooper sounded his siren. Five...

Body camera video captures frantic moments, intense gunfire after fatal shooting of Minneapolis cop

Jun. 21, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Body camera footage released Friday shows a chaotic encounter on a Minneapolis street last month, as officers ran toward a man who just shot one of their own, while bystanders took cover behind a car as gunfire rang out. Edited video released by the Minneapolis...

Family of bystander killed during Minneapolis police pursuit files lawsuit against the city

Jun. 13, 2024 16:05 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a bystander killed during a 2021 police chase in Minneapolis is suing the city and alleging that dangerous pursuits are more common in areas of the city with predominantly Black residents. Relatives of Leneal Frazier are seeking unspecified damages...

Family of Texas man who died after altercation with jailers wants federal investigation

Jun. 11, 2024 23:04 PM EDT

The family of a Texas man who died after an altercation with jailers, including one who pinned his knee to the inmate's back, on Tuesday called for a federal investigation into the practices at the jail. Anthony Johnson Jr., 31, a former Marine, died April 21 after the altercation,...

Minneapolis police officer killed while responding to a shooting call is remembered as a hero

Jun. 11, 2024 15:56 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police officer who was killed by a man he was trying to help at the site of a shooting was memorialized Tuesday as a hero who exemplified the type of public servant the city's police force has been trying to recruit amid years of tumult. ...

Attraction starring Disney's first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist

Jun. 11, 2024 07:54 AM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s U.S. theme park resorts, and some Disney followers see it as a fitting replacement to a former ride based on a movie that contained racist tropes. The new theme park...

District attorney who prosecuted Barry Morphew faces disciplinary hearing

Jun. 10, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — A district attorney who brought charges that were ultimately dismissed against a Colorado man accused of killing his wife faced a discipline hearing Monday that could lead to her disbarment. A lawyer for Colorado’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel described...

Records expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want their guns back

Jun. 06, 2024 18:20 PM EDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has expunged the misdemeanor convictions of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their mansion in 2020. Now they want their guns back. Attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey filed a request in January to have the...

Family of Minnesota man killed by police criticize local officials and seek federal intervention

Jun. 04, 2024 17:41 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nyra Fields-Miller was making breakfast for her family last weekend when the county attorney’s office called with an urgent request to speak with her in person. Hours later, officials told her that prosecutors were dismissing murder and manslaughter charges against the...