Police killings
Ex-Cop Charged With Murder for Shooting Suspect After High-Speed Chase in St. Louis
The shooting in 2011 occurred after a dashcam recorded the officer telling his partner that he was "going to kill this motherfucker, don't you know it."
When Someone You Love Dies in Police Custody and They Blame 'Excited Delirium'
Many cops are taught that some people lose it, gain superhuman strength, and die. But is the condition real?
A Lawyer Explains Where Police Shooting Settlement Cash Actually Goes
Police shootings are big business for the attorneys who win wrongful death payouts.
Police Union Boss: Tamir Rice's Family Should Use $6M Settlement to Teach Kids Not to Play With Toy Guns
The head of Cleveland's police union has some advice for the family of the 12-year-old boy who was gunned down by cops while playing with a replica pistol.
Cleveland Agrees to Pay Tamir Rice's Family $6 Million Over Fatal Police Shooting
As part of the deal, the city made no admission of wrongdoing in the 12-year-old black boy's fatal shooting by a white police officer in November 2014.
European Court Rules No One Should Be Prosecuted for Killing of Jean Charles Menezes
Serious operational blunders caused British police to mistake the Brazilian electrician for a failed suicide bomber and shoot him seven times as he boarded an underground train in 2005.
How Chicago's Top Prosecutor Has Failed to Hold Cops Accountable
State's Attorney Anita Alvarez is struggling under the weight of a national criminal justice reform wave—and plenty of local anger—as she tries to win another term next week.
A Third of the People Who Got Shot Last Year by LAPD Officers Were Mentally Ill
The LAPD has released a new report that shows the its officers disproportionately shoot mentally ill suspects, arrest African-Americans, and kill Hispanics.
The Cop Who's Suing the Family of the Teen He Killed Is Why People Hate Cops
The incredible lawsuit filed against the estate of slain 19-year-old engineering student Quintonio LeGrier comes at a delicate time in Chicago policing.
Cleveland Just Demanded Tamir Rice's Family Pay $500 for His Ambulance Bills
The city's claim comes two months after a grand jury failed to indict the officers who shot 12-year-old Rice as he played with a toy gun in a park.
The Long, Complicated Fight Over Making Sure the Public Sees Police Killing Videos
Despite the police being increasingly under the microscope for the deaths of civilians, and despite it becoming easier to document these incidents on camera, access to footage is extremely hard to come by.
Chicago Just Released Video of Another 17-Year-Old Getting Shot By Police
A controversial review found the fatal 2013 shooting of Cedric Chatman to be justified, but the footage of his death is sure to stoke tension.