The United States Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will not bring charges against the officers who killed Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., on July 5, 2016, citing insufficient evidence. (sbnation.com)
In a brief email statement this morning, Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda commended the City of North Charleston, South Carolina and its Mayor, Keith Summey, for bringing murder charges against the officer involved in the shooting death of a fleeing, unarmed black -LSB-...] (thebronxchronicle.com)
Though the DOJ's report did not recommend seeking charges against the officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown during a confrontation this summer, it did say that the department routinely violated the constitutional rights of black residents. (relevantmagazine.com)