Sentences with phrase «fatal police»

Researchers say that this study may point to stereotypes at play in fatal police shootings of Black men and boys, and it seems pretty clear that it does.

The stories of innocent victims of fatal police brutality have been known to grace newspapers and news television, but rarely have these stories been remembered on the silver screen.

One in four fatal police shootings involves a person with such disorders.

But a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers finds states with a greater degree of structural racism, particularly residential segregation, have higher racial disparities in fatal police shootings of unarmed victims.

The two killings, on top of fatal police encounters elsewhere in the country, helped spark protests nationwide, calling for law enforcement officials to be held accountable for killing unarmed civilians.

Gwen Carr, the mother of 2014 fatal police chokehold victim Eric Garner, railed against Mark - Viverito's deal with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton to enact similar measures administratively.

In the break room at a Manhattan precinct house, officers — behind closed doors, comfortable among themselves — debated what they saw on the videos of the recent fatal police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo created an executive order in July 2015 that gave the state Attorney General power to take over as a special prosecutor from local district attorneys in investigating fatal police shootings in cases where the victims were «unarmed.»

Johnson, 25, was the sniper who targeted the officers at the conclusion of a peaceful march July 7 in downtown Dallas, where demonstrators were protesting fatal police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana.

The study used combined data on fatal police shootings of victims not known to be armed from January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2017, obtained from the Mapping Police Violence Project database, the most reliable source of data on police shootings.

-- «State senators condemn fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark,» by LATimes» Patrick McGreevy: «Lawmakers» tempers flared Monday as the California Senate adjourned in memory of Stephon Clark, an unarmed African American man who was shot to death by Sacramento police officers on March 18.

He was forced out by Chicago's mayor, Rahm Emanuel, following a controversial fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald.

John W. Bailey, Abelove's attorney, said their case focused on the fact that Cuomo, when he signed the executive order two years ago, stated that while he believed district attorneys would appropriately handle fatal police incidents, he wanted to alleviate «public concerns... that such incidents can not be prosecuted at the local level without conflict or bias, or the public perception of conflict or bias.»

The group said they mourn the losses of Liu and Ramos — but added that they also mourn the «preventable» loss of Eric Garner (whose fatal police encounter is seen in a video grab).

Former City Councilman Charles Barron, who used to represent the neighborhood, faulted the rookie officer for the shooting and said it echoed fatal police shootings on Staten Island and in Ferguson, Mo..

Under an executive order by Governor Andrew Cuomo, the state Attorney General's office has the authority to investigate only fatal police encounters.

Even controlling for rates of arrest, the researchers found a strong association between the racial disparity in unarmed fatal police shootings and a range of structural racism indicators, with residential segregation showing the most pronounced association.

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Leading black members of Congress are vowing to lead a legislative fight for criminal justice reform after recent fatal police shootings around the US.

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The order gave Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the power to conduct independent investigations in fatal police encounters when, «in his opinion, there is a significant question as to whether the civilian was armed and dangerous at the time of his death.»

The grand jury hearing went ahead even though Schneiderman's office had been directed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to investigate fatal police shootings of unarmed civilians.

The order gave Schneiderman the power to conduct independent investigations in fatal police encounters when, «in his opinion, there is a significant question as to whether the civilian was armed and dangerous at the time of his death.»

At least two snipers opened fire on police officers in Dallas, TX last night, killing five officers and injuring six others during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men, police said.

In August, riots broke out in the city after the fatal police shooting of 23 - year - old Sylville Smith.

Obama also appealed for «peace and calm» on the streets of a St. Louis suburb after the fatal police shooting of 18 - year - old Michael Brown.

Such calls having been growing across the country since the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, a black teenager, by a white officer in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that Renssealer County District Attorney Joel Abelove, who had been handling the inquiry into a fatal police shooting of an African - American man in Troy, would step aside, clearing the way for the AG's office to investigate the case.

The government email records of Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove were seized by investigators with the state attorney general's office in an ongoing investigation into his handling of a fatal police shooting case last year in Troy.

During the month I was on the road, there were at least two fatal police shootings of black people in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina and another soon after I left in El Cajon, California.

A bipartisan delegation of Troy City Council members met Friday with the state attorney general's office to discuss recommendations in its report on an investigation of a 2016 fatal police - involved shooting.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against the Rensselaer County district attorney on Wednesday, claiming Joel Abelove «flagrantly violated» an executive order last week when Abelove's office presented evidence in a fatal police shooting to a grand jury.

Schneiderman intends to impanel a grand jury this month to investigate Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove in relation to the fatal police shooting in Troy of an unarmed motorist in 2016.

RENSSELAER — A Rensselaer County grand jury on Thursday wanted answers about the speed with which District Attorney Joel Abelove presented a fatal police shooting to another grand jury in 2016, according to a retired Troy detective who investigated the case.

Though not exactly a friend of progressives — this summer he'll be tried on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his handling of a fatal police shooting case (he has pleaded not guilty)-- he did strike a short - lived deal with Walmart last year stipulating that two of its stores would not contact law enforcement regarding shoplifting incidents unless the loss exceeded $ 100.

Protesters will convene at the spot in Tompkinsville where Garner was placed in a fatal police chokehold and march to the Staten Island District Attorney's office, before rallying nearby.

Constance Malcolm, mom of 2012 fatal police shooting victim Ramarley Graham, ripped Bratton as «the devil himself.»

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against the Rensselaer County district attorney, claiming Joel Abelove, «flagrantly violated» an executive order last week when Abelove's office presented evidence in a fatal police shooting to a grand jury.

Rallies and protests are taking place in Crown Heights Thursday night following the fatal police shooting of a man officers believed was holding a firearm — that later turned out was only a pipe.

Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against Joel Abelove, claiming the Rensselaer County district attorney «flagrantly violated» an executive order last week when Abelove's office presented evidence in a fatal police shooting to a grand jury.

The state attorney general's office used a search warrant Thursday to seize the mobile phone of Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove in an ongoing criminal investigation of Abelove's handling of a fatal police shooting last April.

The government email records of Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove were seized by investigators with the state attorney general's office Tuesday in an ongoing investigation into his handling of a fatal police shooting case last year in Troy.

But the fulfillment of campaign promises in the last 12 months, whether or not Islanders were happy with the results, has been darkened by heightening tensions following a fatal police shooting and fallout from the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

District Attorney Joel Ableove is scheduled for a June 20 trial at the Rensselaer County Court House on a felony perjury charge and two misdemeanor counts related to his handling of a grand jury investigation of a fatal police shooting of a DWI suspect in April 2016 in Troy.

The attorney general's investigation marked Schneiderman's first pursuit of a sitting district attorney for the handling of a fatal police encounter with an unarmed civilian.

Abelove is charged with felony perjury and two misdemeanor counts of official misconduct following a grand jury investigation into the handling of the fatal police shooting of a DWI suspect.

A former Rensselaer County assistant district attorney testified Friday before a special grand jury that's investigating whether District Attorney Joel E. Abelove violated any laws in his controversial handling of an April 2016 fatal police shooting in Troy.

More than a dozen people were arrested in Manhattan last night while protesting two fatal police - involved shootings.