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9 months probation for officer who fired 41 shots at unarmed man, killing him
by Brian SeayA former police officer in Texas received nine months of probation for killing an unarmed man after a police chase in 2012.
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A weekend of violent protests: Breaking down the police killing of Anthony Lamar Smith in St. Louis
by Brian SeayProtests entered a fourth day Monday in St. Louis after a white former police officer there was found not guilty in the 2011 killing of a black suspect.
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Chicago’s top cop moves forward on recommendation to fire officer involved in fatal shooting
by Brian SeayChicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is moving to fire an officer who’s been accused of lying about a fatal shooting.
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Grand jury charges 3 Chicago cops, alleges cover-up in Laquan McDonald killing
by Brian SeayA grand jury indicted three Chicago officers on several charges Tuesday, alleging they lied to cover up the police killing of Laquan McDonald in 2014.
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Prosecutor: Milwaukee officer shot defenseless man at point-blank range
by Brian SeayOpening statements kicked off Tuesday in the trial of a former Milwaukee cop who shot and killed a man last summer, setting off two days of riots.
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