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Police officers involved in Breonna Taylor case fired
Washington (AFP) - The Louisville, Kentucky police department on Tuesday fired two officers involved in the case of Breonna Taylor, the African-American woman whose death during a raid became a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement. "@LMPD (will) terminate employment of officer Joshua Jaynes. He requested the search warrant that led to the tragic murder of #BreonnaTaylor," tweeted Ben Crump, a lawyer for Taylor's family. He also shared a termination letter to Jaynes from Louisville's interim police chief Yvette Gentry. A lawyer for Detective Myles Cosgrove, another officer involved i...
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Gunman shot dead by police after New York Christmas concert
New York (AFP) - A man was shot dead by police after he opened fire near crowds who had gathered to watch carol-singing outside a New York church on Sunday. New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot Shea said no one was injured during the shooting on the steps of the Cathedral of St John the Divine in Manhattan. Three police officers fired a total of 15 shots at the man, Shea told reporters. "The defendant was struck at least once in the head and is deceased," he said. Police recovered two guns from the scene and a bag found nearby that had a full container of gasoline, rope, wire, and m...
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Eight hurt in shooting at US mall, gunman still at large
Washington (AFP) - Eight people were injured in a shooting at a US mall in Wisconsin on Friday according to police, who said they were still hunting for the shooter.The FBI and the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office tweeted that their officers were on the scene at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, supporting the "active" response by local police."When emergency personnel arrived, the shooter was no longer at the scene," the Wauwatosa Police Department said in a statement.It said the wounded included seven adults and one teenager who had been rushed to hospital. The seriousness of their ...
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Teen accused of killing two at US protest released on $2mn bail
Washington (AFP) - The 17-year-old right-wing extremist charged with shooting two people dead at a Black Lives Matter protest in the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin earlier this year was released after posting $2 million bail, one of his lawyers tweeted Friday.Kyle Rittenhouse "is out of jail," Lin Wood wrote, adding special thanks to actor Ricky Schroder and My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell, an ally of US President Donald Trump, for contributions which put them "over the top."Video footage shows a white man alleged to be Rittenhouse shooting dead the two protesters, named by The New Yo...
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US court approves $800 mn settlement in Las Vegas mass shooting
Los Angeles (AFP) - A US court on Wednesday approved an $800 million settlement for victims of America's worst mass shooting -- a rampage that left 58 dead and more than 800 wounded in Las Vegas.In the October 2017 massacre, a man named Stephen Paddock opened fire with high-powered rifles from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, unleashing more than 1,000 rounds as he mowed down people among a crowd attending an outdoor country music festival.MGM Resorts International, the casino's owner, will pay $49 million "of its own funds" while the remainder is to come from its insurers...
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US court approves $800 mn settlement in Las Vegas mass shooting
Los Angeles (AFP) - A US court on Wednesday approved an $800 million settlement for victims of America's worst mass shooting -- a rampage that left 58 dead and more than 800 wounded in Las Vegas.In the October 2017 massacre, a man named Stephen Paddock opened fire with high-powered rifles from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, unleashing more than 1,000 rounds as he mowed down people among a crowd attending an outdoor country music festival.MGM Resorts International, the casino's owner, will pay $49 million "of its own funds" while the remainder is to come from its insurers...
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Policeman pleads not guilty in Breonna Taylor case
Washington (AFP) - The lone officer charged in the case of Breonna Taylor, the African-American woman whose death during a Louisville, Kentucky police raid became a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement, pleaded not guilty Monday.Detective Brett Hankison rejected grand jury charges unveiled last week that accused him of "wanton endangerment," for wildly and blindly shooting into adjacent apartments during the raid that saw Taylor shot dead by two other officers.None of the three officers in the raid was charged with the death of Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room aide who was shot ...
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Release US grand jury transcripts in Breonna Taylor case: lawyer
Louisville (United States) (AFP) - The family of Breonna Taylor on Friday demanded US authorities release grand jury transcripts to show why no police will face direct criminal charges over her death, which has galvanized police brutality protesters.Taylor, a 26-year-old black emergency room technician, was shot dead in Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky, on March 13 after three plainclothes policemen executing a search warrant burst into her apartment in the middle of the night.Her boyfriend exchanged fire with the officers, who he said he thought were intruders. The family's lawyer Ben...
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Two US police shot as protests erupt over Breonna Taylor case
Louisville (United States) (AFP) - Two police officers were shot as angry protests rippled across the United States after authorities announced no one would be charged with the killing of Breonna Taylor.Taylor, who was shot dead in her apartment by plainclothes officers, has become a symbol for the Black Lives Matter movement and demonstrators' calls for an end to what they say is unjustified police violence.A grand jury charged one of the three officers involved in the raid with "wanton endangerment" over shots he fired into a neighboring home, but neither he nor his two colleagues will face ...
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US policeman charged over Breonna Taylor shooting
Louisville (United States) (AFP) - A Louisville police officer was charged Wednesday with three counts of "wanton endangerment" in connection with the shooting of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman whose name has become a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement.Judge Annie O'Connell announced the charges brought by a grand jury against Detective Brett Hankison, one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting in March.No charges were filed against the other two officers and the grand jury findings immediately sparked street protests in Louisville, the scene of weeks ...
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