Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

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Sonya Massey's son recalls learning of her death

CNN's Sara Sidner is joined by Malachi Massey, the son of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was shot by a deputy in her home after calling 911 for help. Malachi discusses the tragic moments he found out about his mother's death. 

Sonya Massey's son recalls learning of her death
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Family of man who died while being admitted to psychiatric hospital agrees to $8.5M settlement

The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia pscyhiatric hospital has reached an $8.5 million settlement with the state, county and the sheriff whose deputies were involved in restraining the man

Family of man who died while being admitted to psychiatric hospital agrees to $8.5M settlement
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Video of Elijah McClain's stop by police shown as officers on trial in Black man's death

Elijah McClain’s mother left a Colorado courtroom in tears as prosecutors showed jurors disturbing video footage of the 2019 confrontation with police in a Denver suburb that led to McClain's death

Video of Elijah McClain's stop by police shown as officers on trial in Black man's death
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What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the criminal trial of two officers

The trial of two Denver-area police officers charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death is underway this week

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the criminal trial of two officers
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Jacksonville sheriff says body camera video shows officers were justified in beating suspect

A Florida sheriff says body camera video shows his officers were justified when they beat a drug suspect who appeared to resist arrest even after being zapped with a stun gun

Jacksonville sheriff says body camera video shows officers were justified in beating suspect
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Jury hears Manuel Ellis' last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man's death

Jurors have heard a harrowing description of Manny Ellis' last moments during opening statements in the trial of three Washington police officers charged in the 33-year-old Black man's death in 2020

Jury hears Manuel Ellis' last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man's death
News

Suspect in police beating has ruptured kidney, headaches; his attorneys call for a federal probe

Attorneys for a drug suspect who was repeatedly punched, elbowed and kneed by officers in northeast Florida during a traffic stop say that they are petitioning the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the case

Suspect in police beating has ruptured kidney, headaches; his attorneys call for a federal probe
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What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the criminal trial of two officers

Defense attorneys for two Denver-area police officers charged in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain are trying to cast doubt on whether a neck hold by police contributed to his death

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the criminal trial of two officers
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Neck hold used on Elijah McClain emerges as focal point in officers' trial over his 2019 death

A neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain prior to the Black man’s 2019 death lasted only seconds

Neck hold used on Elijah McClain emerges as focal point in officers' trial over his 2019 death
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Judge upholds most serious charges in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald Greene

A judge has delivered a victory to the state prosecution of white Louisiana lawmen in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene

Judge upholds most serious charges in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald Greene
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Colorado prosecutor says officers accused in Elijah McClain death 'chose to see violence,' defense says others to blame

A Colorado prosecutor on Tuesday told jurors that two officers charged with manslaughter in the killing of Elijah McClain repeatedly and unreasonably

Colorado prosecutor says officers accused in Elijah McClain death 'chose to see violence,' defense says others to blame
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Prosecutors say Elijah McClain was just walking home as jury urged to convict officers in his death

Prosecutors seeking a conviction of two Colorado police officers in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain have implored a jury during closing arguments to remember that he was just trying to walk home on the night of the fatal encounter

Prosecutors say Elijah McClain was just walking home as jury urged to convict officers in his death
Health

A doctors group calls its 'excited delirium' paper outdated and withdraws its approval

A leading doctors group is formally withdrawing approval of a 2009 paper on “excited delirium.”

A doctors group calls its 'excited delirium' paper outdated and withdraws its approval
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1 of 2 Colorado officers convicted in Elijah McClain's death after neck hold, ketamine injection

Jurors have convicted a Denver-area police officer and acquitted another of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial injustice in policing

1 of 2 Colorado officers convicted in Elijah McClain's death after neck hold, ketamine injection
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What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics

Jurors delivered a split verdict against two officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain during the first of several trials over the Black man’s fatal confrontation with police while walking home in suburban Denver, convicting one and clearing the other

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics
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What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics

Prosecutors say a Denver area police officer who put Elijah McClain in a neck hold before he was injected with ketamine by paramedics bears responsibility for the Black man’s 2019 death

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics
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Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist

A judge has reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window

Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist
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Lawyer wants federal probe of why Mississippi police waited months to tell a mom her son was killed

A civil rights attorney says he will ask the U.S. Justice Department to investigate why authorities in Jackson, Mississippi, waited months to tell a woman that her son had been struck and killed by a police SUV driven by an off-duty officer

Lawyer wants federal probe of why Mississippi police waited months to tell a mom her son was killed
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Judge in trial of 3 Washington police officers allows a breathing expert to testify over objections

Five weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors had to convince the judge to let their breathing expert tell the jury what happens to a person who is held face down with pressure on their back

Judge in trial of 3 Washington police officers allows a breathing expert to testify over objections
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US Marshals releases its first report on shootings by officers

The U.S. Marshals have for the first time released data on shots fired by their officers or other police working with them

US Marshals releases its first report on shootings by officers
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Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea

One of the five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols has asked a U.S.

Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea
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Officer charged in Elijah McClain's death says he feared for his life after disputed gun grab

A police officer charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain has testified that he put the 23-year-old Black man in a neck hold because he feared for his life

Officer charged in Elijah McClain's death says he feared for his life after disputed gun grab
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Ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty to federal charges in death of Tyre Nichols

Fired Memphis, Tennessee police officer Desmond Mills pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges in the death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols and has agreed to plead guilty to related

Ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty to federal charges in death of Tyre Nichols
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Jurors deliberating in manslaughter trial of officer who used neck hold on Elijah McClain

Jurors began deliberations Friday in the case of a Colorado police officer who stopped Elijah McClain as he walked home from the store and put the 23-year-old Black man in a neck hold

Jurors deliberating in manslaughter trial of officer who used neck hold on Elijah McClain
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Justice Department ends probe into police beating of man during traffic stop in Florida

Officials say the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its review of the case of a drug suspect who was repeatedly punched, elbowed and kneed by police officers during a traffic stop in northeast Florida

Justice Department ends probe into police beating of man during traffic stop in Florida

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