Alton Sterling’s death at the hands of Baton Rouge police officers and the recent shooting of Philando Castile, who was shot by Minnesota police during a routine traffic stop, are just two of many that fall into the same category ― Black people being assaulted and killed by police while performing normal, day-to-day tasks.
Williams was caught selling MetroCard swipes on September 17, 2013 and ran from the police. He was eventually tackled to the ground and restrained by handcuffs at 1:57 p.m., according to the surveillance footage.
The family of the unarmed man shot and killed by a New York Police Department officer as he walked in a Brooklyn housing-project staircase has…
Rookie Police Officer Peter Liang has been indicted for the shooting death of unarmed Akai Gurley. My Fox NY reports: A grand jury has indicted the rookie NYPD officer who shot and killed an unarmed man inside a pitch-black stairwell of a housing project in Brooklyn, the Associated Press reported, citing two sources. The office […]
