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Prosecutors seek to show enhanced bodycam video of Elijah McClain's fatal encounter with police

Sep. 21, 2023 19:31 PM EDT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Colorado prosecutors focused on police body camera footage — both raw and digitally enhanced — as they began building their case Thursday against two officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who was stopped, put in a neck hold and sedated with...

A man faced murder charges after deputies killed his cousin in a drug raid. A jury acquitted him

Sep. 15, 2023 15:53 PM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Varshan Brown was charged with murder and taken to trial after sheriff's deputies fatally shot his cousin in a violent drug raid at Brown's southeast Georgia home. After hearing four days of evidence and arguments in a Camden County courtroom, a jury convicted...

Kentucky police union backs GOP candidate who led investigation into Breonna Taylor's shooting death

Aug. 15, 2023 18:37 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Daniel Cameron's bid for governor won support from Kentucky's largest police union on Tuesday, providing a boost for the current attorney general who led an investigation that yielded no charges against any officers for the shooting death of Breonna Taylor during...

1st Black woman named to full-time role as police chief of embattled force in Louisville, Kentucky

Jul. 20, 2023 16:06 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville's new police chief will be the first Black woman to lead the embattled department full-time, bringing fresh hope to a force under a federal consent decree after years of scrutiny following the police shooting of Breonna Taylor in 2020. Louisville...

Former Northwestern football players hire civil rights attorney to investigate hazing

Jul. 17, 2023 17:16 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Eight former Northwestern football players have retained attorneys following a hazing scandal that led to the firing of coach Pat Fitzgerald and criticism of university leadership for its initial response to the allegations. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the...