The New York City police officers killed in Saturday’s shooting are being remembered for their commitment to community and family. Rafael Ramos, 40, was a two-year veteran of the NYPD – he previously worked as a school security officer. The lifelong Brooklyn resident was married and had two sons, the youngest of whom is […]
At least four people are dead after shootings in three communities near Philadelphia in what a law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation says appears to be a domestic dispute. The gunman shot and killed his former wife and then shot and killed other members of his family at a different location Monday […]
Samaria Rice says she wants police involved in the shooting death of her 12-year-old son, Tamir, to be convicted. Her comments came during a press conference yesterday, marking the first time she’s publicly spoken on the incident. “My child doesn’t do things like that. I don’t allow that type of toy in my house around […]
Police say an Ohio State football player who disappeared shortly after sending a text message about his concussions was found dead Sunday in a dumpster, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police Sgt. Rich Weiner says a woman and her son apparently looking for items in the dumpster found the body, and police were […]
Police officials Wednesday released the audio and video recordings of Saturday’s deadly shooting at the Cudell Recreation Center, in response to requests from the family of Tamir Rice.The 12-year-old boy was fatally shot by a Cleveland Officer at the playground on West Boulevard. In the original 911 call, the caller tells police “there is a […]
During a news conference at the Justice Center Monday Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson offered condolences to the family of Tamir Rice. “I want us to remember that a 12-year-old child lost a life,” said Mayor Frank Jackson. 12-yea- old Tamir was shot Saturday afternoon by a Cleveland police officer responding to a 911 call […]
The incident in which a 12-year-old boy was shot and killed by a Cleveland Police officer was captured on surveillance video, according to the police. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Officer has identified the child as Tamir Rice, 12, of Cleveland. Cleveland Police Patrolman Association president Jeff Follmer said the boy died at the hospital early Sunday […]
Florida State University warned of a “dangerous situation on campus” early Thursday morning and asked students to stay away from windows after a gunman reportedly opened fire inside a library. Two people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds, the nursing supervisor at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare told the campus newspaper. But she would not elaborate […]
The families of two people killed and shot at 137 times by Cleveland Police officers will receive a settlement of $3 million. On November 29, 2012, Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were killed when 13 officers fired 137 bullets into their car. Russell and Williams were involved in a high -speed police chase that […]
Family and friends return to Clement Ave where 12-year-old Davia Garth was remembered during a vigil Sunday night. Garth was shot and killed by her stepfather Rufus Gray Thursday night during a domestic dispute between her mother and Gray, police say. Rufus Gray, 59, was arraigned Saturday morning in Cleveland Municipal Court on charges of […]
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison for the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend, Judge Thokozile Masipa announced today. Masipa also handed down a suspended sentence of three years for a weapons charge. Before announcing her decision, Masipa acknowledged that sentencing is “not a perfect exercise.” “A non-custodial sentence would send the […]
The Preachers Of L.A. cast has been alluding that this season will be the season that will bring you into the trenches. Last night  Bishop Noel Jones visits a broken-hearted church.They must deal with the violent murder committed in their sanctuary. A Louisiana pastor was fatally shot as he preached to a crowd of more than […]
