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Chicago releases video of officer fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo
“I see no evidence whatsoever that Adam Toledo shot at police,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told reporters Thursday.
- Apr 15, 2021
Ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright appears in court, as family says justice will remain elusive
Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly A. Potter on Thursday made her first court appearance one day after being charged with second-degree manslaughter.
- Apr 15, 2021
Derek Chauvin declines to testify, invoking his Fifth Amendment right as defense rests its case
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said Thursday that he declines to testify in his own trial, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Chauvin’s defense team announced Thursday that it intended to rest its case.
- Apr 15, 2021
Ex-officer in shooting of Daunte Wright faces manslaughter charge
The charge against Potter is relatively unusual, as police who shoot and kill people are rarely charged.
- Apr 14, 2021
Officer who shot Daunte Wright resigns, as does Brooklyn Center police chief
Police in the Minneapolis suburb fatally shot the 20-year-old unarmed Black man during a traffic stop Sunday. Authorities said veteran officer Kim Porter meant to use her Taser, not her service weapon.
- Apr 13, 2021
- Post Reports
Weighing the risks of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Why the CDC and FDA are recommending a pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Another police killing in Minnesota. And, remembering DMX.
- Apr 13, 2021
Officer Kim Potter resigns: 26-year veteran and former union president fatally shot Daunte Wright, police said
On Monday, authorities identified Officer Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran, as the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, 20.
- Apr 13, 2021
Minn. police officer who shot Daunte Wright apparently meant to use Taser but fired gun, police chief says
The officer was identified Monday evening as Officer Kim Potter, who has been with the department for 26 years.
- Apr 12, 2021
U.S. cases involving Brazil variant on the rise, according to CDC data
More than 30 million people have been infected with the coronavirus in the United States and over 559,000 have died.
- Apr 9, 2021
Experts in Chauvin’s trial challenge defense’s case for what killed Floyd
A breathing expert said George Floyd died of low oxygen, struggling for air under an officer's knee. A police surgeon emphatically discounted heart attack.
- Apr 8, 2021