Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. — Police in Maryland say an officer fatally shot a man who fired at police from the balcony of a third-floor apartment. Greenbelt Police said in a news release that officers were called about 10:30 p.m. Monday for a report of a person firing a gun in the area. Police say […]
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After push and pull, last hearing set on Ferguson settlement
Associated Press ST. LOUIS — After months of negotiations and some late push and pull over the cost, the last public hearing is set for Tuesday on the U.S. Department of Justice's settlement with Ferguson that calls for sweeping changes in the St. Louis suburb where 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by police. Giving […]
Freddie Gray, 1 year later: What has changed in Baltimore?
By Juliet Linderman Associated Press BALTIMORE — When Freddie Gray died April 19, 2015, and riots erupted, Baltimore and its residents were forced to confront issues that had plagued them for decades, community leader Ericka Alston said. "I think for Baltimore as a community, that day really changed our lives forever," said Alston, who founded […]