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Police chief on trial after librarian killed in training demo

by Brian Seay

Five officers testified Tuesday that nobody checked whether a gun had blanks before a community demonstration that ended with a librarian dead.

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Prosecutor: Milwaukee officer shot defenseless man at point-blank range

by Brian Seay

Opening 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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Former South Carolina officer testifies in murder trial, judge allows lesser charge before closing arguments

by Brian Seay

As jurors visited the scene Wednesday where a former South Carolina officer shot and killed an unarmed motorist, the judge in the case decided he'll let the jury consider a lesser charge of manslaughter.

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