Sentences with phrase «many fatal shootings»

This polarization is supported by evidence that Republican and Democrats simply interpret fatal shootings differently.

Police say the man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee was found dead inside a vehicle.

Apple's Tim Cook has taken to Twitter to condemn the fatal shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana this week.

President Obama addressed the recent tragedies in a Facebook post: «All Americans should be deeply troubled by the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.

Start Small is a charity focused on underserved communities, and its first focus will be Ferguson, Missouri — now infamous for the racial unrest that followed the fatal shooting of Michael Brown and a long pattern of prejudicial police treatment of minorities — and is located outside Dorsey's hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.

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.

The one - hour documentary features Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students looking back on the Feb. 14 fatal shooting of 17 classmates and faculty members.

However, Lawlor says the Florida Supreme Court in 2003 ruled that the shooting of a separate victim constituted a separate incident when reviewing the case of a fatal shooting at a fraternity graduation party involving multiple victims.

State lawmakers passed no restrictions on guns after the fatal shooting of 49 people at Orlando's Pulse Nightclub in 2016 and the mass shooting that killed five at the Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport in 2017.

Those calling attention to the disparity in reactions have also highlighted the work of the Dream Defenders, a Florida - based group founded after the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2012, arguing that it helped pave the way for the current student movement for gun control.

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A 22 - year - old man was ordered held on $ 2 million bail this morning in connection with the 2013 fatal shooting of a man steps away from the victim's home in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood.

The fatal shooting happened about 12:25 a.m., after an apparent exchange of words near the intersection of West Fullerton Avenue and North Central Park Avenue, police said.

A lawsuit filed by a labor union for the NYPD that seeks to block the release of footage from officers» body - worn cameras without a court order may have far - reaching implications for public access to videos of police incidents, including fatal shootings.

Mr Hogan - Howe, whose force is investigating the fatal shooting of 11 - year - old Rhys Jones, called on the judiciary to issue «very heavy sentences» to convicted gun criminals.

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.

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.

Authorities say a 73 - year - old man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his teenage grandson in western Ohio.

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.

White declined to comment on whether the grand jury asked about Abelove's presentation of the fatal shooting case to the April 2016 grand jury.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he was «staggered» by the fatal shooting at a Florida high school and that «we need action.»

This was the third fatal shooting by Syracuse police officers this year.

The appearance will happen a day before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun is slated to sentence Liang on his manslaughter conviction in the November 2014 fatal shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley in a public housing stairwell in November 2014.

The fatal shooting in Hamilton Heights came about an hour later.

Lawyers for former NYPD Officer Peter Liang filed a bombshell motion Tuesday, seeking to set aside the ex-cop's guilty verdict in the fatal shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley, claiming one...

The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office and former NYPD cop Peter Liang have both reportedly dropped their respective appeals of Liang's conviction in the 2014 fatal shooting of Akai Gurley in...

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 officer who fired the fatal shot was on foot.

His national profile rose during the 2011 riots in London, when he appealed for calm and reconciliation in the wake of the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan in his north London constituency.

Chinese - American activists, angered by last week's conviction of former NYPD Officer Peter Liang for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, are seeking a candidate to run against Brooklyn District...

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.

Abelove personally presented the case to the Rensselaer County grand jury that cleared Sgt. Randall French in the fatal shooting of Edson Thevenin, 37.

QUEENS, NY — Queens Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to the fatal shooting last night of NYPD Officer Randolph Holder who was killed in the line of duty and whose family resides in Queens: «Officer Holder was one of our Finest, killed in the line of duty while running toward danger -LSB-...]

The department's anger at the mayor is real — even among the cops who know he had nothing to do with Saturday's fatal shooting.

De Blasio's left for Hamburg, site of the Group of 20 gathering of world leaders, shortly after the fatal shooting of NYPD Officer Miosotis Familia.

Clinton called Friday for officials in Charlotte to make public a police video showing the fatal shooting of Scott.

Stefanik, who has previously spoken highly of Scalise following his near - fatal shooting last year, declined to make an endorsement, but said the GOP conference would be in good hands under the leadership of either lawmaker.

And a measure to require a special prosecutor to handle police - involved fatal shootings also failed, Cuomo said.

Odiase had been found guilty for the fatal shooting at the corner of Minerva Place and Creston Avenue, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office.

An arrest has been made in a November fatal shooting on Purdy Street that led to a car driving off of Humboldt Parkway and falling onto the 33.

The New York Attorney General has opened an investigation into the NYPD's fatal shooting of a Brooklyn man who allegedly pointed a metal pipe at officers.

Plans for the protests circulated widely on social media on Saturday, as students, parents, teachers and neighbors gathered to express their grief over the fatal shooting of 14 students and three staff members at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

BROOKLYN — A jury found NYPD Officer Peter Liang guilty of manslaughter and official misconduct Thursday evening in the fatal shooting of unarmed father Akai Gurley in the stairwell of an East New York housing complex in November 2014.

«The grave threats and pressures at the time do not justify the serious failures in the internal and external communications following the fatal shooting of Mr de Menezes,» he added.

The state will not intervene if it's determined that the deceased man was armed or if a non-police officer fired the fatal shot.

NYC will pay more than $ 2.25 million to settle a lawsuit over the controversial fatal shooting of an unarmed Brooklyn man by an undercover NYPD narcotics detective five years ago.

NYC Council members are asking for an NYPD inspector general probe of how cops deal with the mentally ill after the fatal shooting of 66 - year - old Deborah Danner in the Bronx.

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.