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.
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.
RENSSELAER — 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.
Normandy High School was soon in the national headlines for another reason:
the fatal police shooting in nearby Ferguson of Michael Brown, who had graduated from the school days before.
Not exact matches
In August, riots broke out in the city after the fatal police shooting of 23 - year - old Sylville Smit
In August, riots broke out
in the city after the fatal police shooting of 23 - year - old Sylville Smit
in the city after the
fatal police shooting of 23 - year - old Sylville Smith.
Police say the man suspected
in the
fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee was found dead inside a vehicle.
A St. Louis County grand jury's decision Monday not to indict a
police officer
in Ferguson, Mo., over the
fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager has led to demonstrations around the nation.
-- «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.
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.
Abelove announced Friday that the grand jury cleared Troy
police Sgt. Randall French of any wrongdoing
in the
fatal shooting that took place five days earlier.
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.
Since being given authority
in certain
police fatal shootings, Schneiderman has declined to take over several cases, but he recently won an indictment against an off - duty officer who
shot and killed a motorist during a so - called «road rage» case.
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.
An Onondaga County grand jury has determined that the
fatal shooting of a man by a
police officer
in Syracuse on Father's Day was justified.
Abelove is charged with felony perjury and official misconduct, a misdemeanor, for his handling of a
fatal Troy
police - involved
shooting of a driver
in April of 2016.
The source noted that picking a panel to weigh charges against
Police Officer Peter Liang
in the
fatal shooting last November of Akai Gurley, 28, was difficult because the jurors were told they would be hearing evidence for two to three months.
The attorney general's office is immersed
in a two - pronged investigation that's examining both the actions of Troy
police in the
fatal shooting as well as Abelove's handling of the case.
The heightened spotlight on the issue of
police brutality comes on the heels of the recent deaths of African - American men at the hands of the
police and the
fatal shootings of
police officers
in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas.
In light of Sunday's
fatal shooting at a Texas church, Pridgen says he will be meeting with Buffalo's Deputy
Police Commissioner and other specialists on Thursday to set an active shooter protocol that can be discussed with the rest of the Common Council next week.
Clinton called Friday for officials
in Charlotte to make public a
police video showing the
fatal shooting of Scott.
Richard Haste, a New York
police officer facing dismissal for his actions
in the
fatal shooting of an unarmed man
in the Bronx, expressed remorse at his disciplinary trial on Friday, but said his actions were justified.
The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the
fatal Troy
police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence
in officers testifying
in future cases, defense lawyers said.
Tyron Howard, the man arrested
in the
fatal shooting of Randolph Holder, a New York City
police officer, received a series of breaks
in nearly two decades of frequent arrests and convictions.
Troy officials would not explain what Mayor Patrick Madden asserted were factual errors
in the State Attorney General's Office report criticizing the Troy
Police Department's investigation of the
fatal officer - involved
shooting of a DWI suspect during an April 2016 traffic stop.
They can do it
in terms of planting evidence, and
in the most extreme cases they can do it
in terms of killing people,» Clarkson added, referring to
police - involved
shootings and other
fatal incidents.
The investigation has focused on whether Abelove interfered with the attorney general's jurisdiction last year when he quickly presented the
fatal shooting case to a grand jury that cleared a Troy
police sergeant of wrongdoing
in the slaying of a DWI suspect.
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.
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.
«This is terrible, and it's everything that is wrong with the way that we
police,» Williams told Capital today after the
fatal shooting of Akai Gurley, 28,
in a dimly lit stairwell at the Louis Pink Houses
in East New York.
This morning
police are searching for several suspects
in the
fatal shooting last night outside the Jose Beauty Salon and Barber Shop at 110 Forsyth Street.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- As the investigation continues into the
fatal shooting in Buffalo's Black Rock neighborhood, authorities won't have the option to use
police camera footage because it doesn't» t exist.
Abelove is under fire for allegedly giving the officer involved
in the 2016
police involved
fatal shooting of Edson Thevenin improper immunity, and withholding evidence from the grand jury.
More than a dozen people were arrested
in Manhattan last night while protesting two
fatal police - involved
shootings.
The New York Times has more details about the
fatal police shooting of Alex Figueroa
in North Fordham Tuesday night.
Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN)- Standing on the steps of Buffalo City Hall on a frigid Saturday morning, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and Buffalo
Police Lieutenant Daniel Rinaldo announced the arrest and arraignment of a 30 - year old man
in connection with a
fatal shooting on Allen Street
in Buffalo November 3rd.
Ms. Mark - Viverito's announcement came just hours before the killings of five officers
in Dallas, at a time when the nation is grappling with
fatal shootings of black men by the
police.
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..
Joel Abelove, a Republican narrowly elected four years ago, was charged
in December with official misconduct and perjury related to his handling of the
fatal police shooting of Edson Thevenin, an African - American man who had fled a DWI stop
in his vehicle.
The petition by Abelove was thrown out and he was later indicted by Schneiderman's office on charges that he lied to a grand jury about his handling of a
fatal police shooting case
in the city of Troy.
TROY — The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the
fatal Troy
police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence
in officers testifying
in future cases, defense lawyers said.
The AG empaneled a grand jury
in September, the first time it has done so under the executive order, to review evidence pertaining to Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove's handling of the
fatal shooting of Edson Thevenin by a Troy
police officer last year.
Police identified Tyrone Howard, 30, as the suspected gunman
in the
fatal shooting of an NYPD officer.
in September, the first time it has done so under the executive order, to review evidence pertaining to Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove's handling of the
fatal shooting of Edson Thevenin by a Troy
police officer last year.
State
Police have identified the family involved
in a
fatal shooting incident
in Dutchess County.
New York State
police say the
fatal shootings in Dutchess County earlier this week were a murder - suicide.
The officers had been assigned to a peaceful demonstration that protested the
fatal shootings of black men earlier this week by
police in Minnesota and Louisiana.
MORRIS HEIGHTS — Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he was left «reeling» after viewing videos of
fatal police shootings of two black men
in Louisiana and Minnesota.