Associated Press SEATTLE — Civil rights leaders are condemning the fatal shooting of a black man by Seattle police and said Tuesday they have hired a law firm to investigate. Seattle-King County NAACP President Gerald Hankerson disputed the police account of the shooting that killed Che Taylor, 47. Hankerson said Taylor was trying to comply […]
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Residents ask Ferguson to reconsider scuttled DOJ agreement
Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. — Some Ferguson, Missouri, residents are challenging the city's decision to reject a federal agreement to overhaul its police department and municipal courts. The Ferguson City Council met Tuesday night for the first time since its members voted unanimously two weeks earlier to turn down a consent decree negotiated with the […]
Miami officer shoots at minivan attempting to run him over
Associated Press MIAMI — A Miami-Dade police officer shot at a minivan that authorities say was moving toward him after an altercation between family members at a shopping mall. Police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta says in a statement that the incident began with 36-year-old Michael Guzman and his wife arguing at a restaurant Tuesday night. Zabaleta […]